Autor(es): Mohammed Hamish, Evanson Jessica, Revan Floyd, Lee Elise, Krecek Rosina C, Smith Joshua

Resumo: Adult mosquito surveys of Saint Kitts - Nevis (SKN) were performed in the dry season (March 16-23, 2010) in Saint Kitts, - the rainy season (October 18-25, 2010) in SKN. Biogents (BG) Sentinel Traps were set with CO?- BG Lure in urban, rural, mangrove, - dry forest habitats. Mosquitoes were identified to species, - reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was performed on potential vector species for dengue virus (DENV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV), - West Nile virus (WNV). The most abundant species during both seasons in St. Kitts were Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes taeniorhynchus, - Aedes aegypti. There were 3 new records for Saint Kitts: Aedes tortilis, Anopheles albimanus, - Culex nigripalpus. Traps were also set in Nevis. No mosquito pool tested positive for DENV, CHIKV, or WNV.

Palavras-Chave: Aedes tortilis; Anopheles albimanus; Biogents Sentinel Trap; Culex nigripalpus; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Mosquito survey

Imprenta: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, v. 31, n. 4, p. 360-363, 2015

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.2987/moco-31-04-360-363.1

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Flaviviridae ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - RT-PCR ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue

Data de publicação: 2015

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