Artículo
St. Louis Encephalitis virus mosquito vectors dynamics in three different environments in relation to remotely sensed environmental conditions
Batallán, Pedro Gonzalo
; Estallo, Elizabet Lilia
; Flores, Fernando Sebastián
; Sartor, Paolo Daniel; Contigiani de Minio, Marta Silvia; Almiron, Walter Ricardo
Fecha de publicación:
06/2015
Editorial:
Elsevier Science
Revista:
Acta Tropica
ISSN:
0001-706X
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
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Resumen
In Argentina the St. Louis Encephalitis virus (SLEV) is an endemic and widely distributed pathogen transmitted by the cosmopolitan mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. During two outbreaks in Córdoba city, in 2005 and 2010, Culex interfor was also found infected, but its role as vector of SLEV is poorly known. This mosquito species is distributed from central Argentina to southern Brazil. The primary aim of this study was to analyze the population dynamic of Cx. interfor and Cx. quinquefasciatus in three different environments (urban, suburban and non-urban) in relation to remotely sensed environmental data for vegetation (NDVI and NDWI) and temperature (brightness temperature). Cx. quinquefasciatus and Cx. interfor were found at the three sampled sites, being both the most abundant Culex species, with peaks in early and midsummer. Temporal distribution patterns of both mosquito species were highly correlated in a non-urban area of high SLEV risk transmission. Cx. quinquefasciatus and Cx. interfor were associated with the most urbanized site and the non-urban environment, respectively; high significant correlations were detected between vegetation indices and abundance of both mosquito species confirming these associations. These data provide a foundation for building density maps of these two SLEV mosquito vectors using remotely sensed data to help inform vector control programs.
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Batallán, Pedro Gonzalo; Estallo, Elizabet Lilia; Flores, Fernando Sebastián; Sartor, Paolo Daniel; Contigiani de Minio, Marta Silvia; et al.; St. Louis Encephalitis virus mosquito vectors dynamics in three different environments in relation to remotely sensed environmental conditions; Elsevier Science; Acta Tropica; 146; 6-2015; 53-59
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