Culicidae fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) survey in urban, ecotonal and forested areas, from the Moreno municipality - Pernambuco State, Brazil.

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Mosquitoes are vectors of several pathogens in tropical regions. However, information on Culicidae in the northeast region of Brazil is scarce despite many municipalities having environmental conditions favorable for these insects. METHODS: We collected mosquitoes monthly for...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Cláudio Júlio da Silva, Sônia Valéria Pereira, Edivaldo José Apolinário, Gilvan Leite dos Santos, Maria Alice Varjal Melo-Santos, Alexandre Freitas da Silva, Gabriel Luz Wallau, Cláudia Maria Fontes de Oliveira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:
Culicidae species
Environmental changes
Mosquitoes
Urbanization
Sylvatic mosquitoes
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Moreno
Human health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0249-2017
https://doaj.org/article/6038d50b753e4cccb84692f3b14af63f
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: Mosquitoes are vectors of several pathogens in tropical regions. However, information on Culicidae in the northeast region of Brazil is scarce despite many municipalities having environmental conditions favorable for these insects. METHODS: We collected mosquitoes monthly for one year from urban, ecotonal, and ecological reserve areas in Moreno, Brazil, by using CDC Miniature light traps, aspiration, ovitraps, and liquid suction. RESULTS: We collected 1,401 insects in the Culicidae family. Fifteen species of seven genera of Culicidae were identified and five specimens were identified only at the genus level. CONCLUSIONS: There is a wide diversity of mosquito species in the sampled areas, some of which are important for human health.

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