Contribución al conocimiento de la distribución y aspectos biológicos de algunas especies de mosquitos en Haití
Autor(es): Marquetti-Fernandez, Maria del Carmen; Saint-Jean, Yvan;Fuster-Callaba, Carlos Arturo; Gonzalez-Broche, Raul; Leyva, Maureen
Resumo: The earthquake occurred in Haiti in 2010 led to a worsening of health and environmental sanitation, since the availability of breeding sites for mosquito vectors were increased. In this situation, as part of aid that Cuba offers to this country, a rapid field assessment of entomological surveillance, was included as an important component in the control of vector-borne diseases. The larval sampling was conducted in 35 districts distributed over 10 departments of Haiti in the period June 2010 - June, 2011, using the methods recommended by the WHO. 21 species of mosquito were identified. The most abundant and widely distributed species were Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex nigripalpus and Anopheles albimanus, accounting for 90.1% of total samples. During the realization of this entomological survey was carried out the first record of Aedes albopictus in Haiti. These updated results are a contribution to the knowledge of the mosquitoes fauna in Haiti.
Palavras-Chave: Biological surveys; Earthquakes; Breeding sites; Disease control; Pest control; Aquatic insects; Disease transmission; Sanitation; Vector-borne diseases; Vectors; Sampling; Culex quinquefasciatus; Aedes aegypti; Culex nigripalpus; Anopheles albimanus; Aedes albopictus
Imprenta: Anales de Biologia, n. 35, p. 55-63, 2013.
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Transmission
Data de publicação: 2013
