| seasonal profiles of aedes aegypti (diptera: culicidae) larval habitats in an urban area of costa rica with a history of mosquito control. | dengue is the most important arboviral disease worldwide and the principal vector-borne disease in costa rica. control of aedes aegypti populations through source reduction is still considered the most effective way of prevention and control, although it has proven ineffective or unsustainable in many areas with a history of mosquito control. in this study, seasonal profiles and productivity of aedes aegypti were analyzed in the city of puntarenas, costa rica, where vector control has been pract ... | 2008 | 18697310 |
| biodiversity and temporal distribution of immature culicidae in the atlantic forest, rio de janeiro state, brazil. | to increase the knowledge of biodiversity and identify larval habitats used by immature mosquitoes in the atlantic forest, we conducted a study in areas with various stages of preservation within the guapiaçu ecological reserve in cachoeiras de macacu, rio de janeiro state. the culicidae fauna were sampled during february, april, june, august, october, and december 2012; february, march, april, may, june, august, october, and december 2013; and january and march 2014. immature mosquitoes were co ... | 2016 | 27404496 |
| diversity of mosquitoes and the aquatic insects associated with their oviposition sites along the pacific coast of mexico. | the abundance, richness and diversity of mosquitoes and aquatic insects associated with their oviposition sites were surveyed along eight states of the pacific coast of mexico. diversity was estimated using the shannon index (h'), similarity measures and cluster analysis. | 2014 | 24450800 |
| urban mosquito species (diptera: culicidae) of dengue endemic communities in the greater puntarenas area, costa rica. | field studies were conducted to determine the mosquito species richness in the urban area of greater puntarenas in costa rica. two cross-sectional entomological surveys were performed in seven localities of puntarenas: one survey was performed during the wet season and the other during the dry season. the sections evaluated were determined by applying a stratified cluster sampling method using satellite imagery, and a sample of 26 cells (100 x 100m) was selected for the study. the number of cell ... | 2009 | 20073347 |
| seasonal prevalence and container preferences of aedes albopictus in santo domingo city, dominican republic. | the seasonal prevalence and container preferences of aedes albopictus (skuse) were studied in the park, parque mirador del norte in santo domingo city, dominican republic, from january to december 1994. tire ovitraps were set along a transect through the park and monitored weekly while two larval surveys were conducted in both the park and surrounding houses using standard entomological methodology. no seasonal pattern of oviposition was observed with similar numbers of positive tire traps colle ... | 2003 | 14714670 |
| molecular identification of saint louis encephalitis virus genotype iv in colombia. | saint louis encephalitis virus (slev) is a member of the japanese-encephalitis virus serocomplex of the genus flavivirus. slev is broadly distributed in the americas and the caribbean islands, where it is usually transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus culex and primarily to birds and mammalian-hosts. humans are occasionally infected by the virus and are dead-end hosts. slev causes encephalitis in temperate regions, while in tropical regions of the americas, several human cases and a wide biologi ... | 2015 | 26313538 |
| [twenty-year surveillance of insects relevant to public health during the construction of hydroelectric facilities in antioquia, colombia]. | entomological studies conducted in large hydroelectric infrastructure projects are a tool for the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases. these diseases emerge as a consequence of changes made to the terrain that often increase the natural and artificial mosquito larval habitats. many of these insects are of public health importance and population increases result in an increased risk of disease transmission. | 2012 | 23715181 |
| [culicidae of medical-veterinary importance in natural breeding sites located in three areas of camagüey province in cuba]. | malaria is a serious public health problem at present; it affects almost half of the population from over 100 countries and poses a high risk of reintroduction in cuba. | 2013 | 23447830 |
| first report of aedes albopictus and other mosquito species in morelos, mexico. | aedes albopictus, culex corniger, cx. restuans, and toxorhynchites theobaldi are reported for the first time for the mexican state of morelos. the updated list of species reported is also presented. | 2010 | 21033059 |