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Talaga S, le Goff G, Arana-Guardia R, Baak-Baak CM, García-Rejón JE, García-Suárez O, Rodríguez-Valencia VM, Tolsá-García MJ, Suzán G, Roiz D. The mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula: a comprehensive review on the use of taxonomic names. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2024; 61:274-308. [PMID: 38159084 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The Yucatan Peninsula is a biogeographic province of the Neotropical region which is mostly encompassed by the 3 Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán. During the development of the International Joint Laboratory ELDORADO (Ecosystem, bioLogical Diversity, habitat mOdifications and Risk of emerging PAthogens and Diseases in MexicO), a French-Mexican collaboration between the IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement) and UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) in Mérida, it became evident that many putative mosquito species names recorded in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula were misidentifications/misinterpretations or from the uncritical repetition of incorrect literature records. To provide a stronger foundation for future studies, the mosquito fauna of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula is here comprehensively reviewed using current knowledge of taxonomy, ecology, and distribution of species through extensive bibliographic research, and examination of newly collected specimens. As a result, 90 mosquito species classified among 16 genera and 24 subgenera are recognized to occur in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula, including 1 new peninsula record and 3 new state records.
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- Stanislas Talaga
- Unité d'Entomologie Médicale, Vectopôle Amazonien Emile Abonnenc, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 23 Avenue Pasteur, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana
- MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
- International Joint Laboratory ELDORADO, IRD/UNAM, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, D. F., México
- International Joint Laboratory ELDORADO, IRD/UNAM, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, D. F., México
- International Joint Laboratory ELDORADO, IRD/UNAM, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
- International Joint Laboratory ELDORADO, IRD/UNAM, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
- International Joint Laboratory ELDORADO, IRD/UNAM, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, D. F., México
- International Joint Laboratory ELDORADO, IRD/UNAM, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, D. F., México
- International Joint Laboratory ELDORADO, IRD/UNAM, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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Lopez-Solis AD, Solis-Santoyo F, Saavedra-Rodriguez K, Sanchez-Guillen D, Castillo-Vera A, Gonzalez-Gomez R, Rodriguez AD, Penilla-Navarro P. Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus Adults Found Coexisting in Urban and Semiurban Dwellings of Southern Chiapas, Mexico. INSECTS 2023; 14:565. [PMID: 37367381 PMCID: PMC10299218 DOI: 10.3390/insects14060565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Tapachula, Mexico, a tropical city, is an endemic area for dengue, in addition to several outbreaks in the last decade with chikungunya and zika. As part of the migratory corridor from Central to North America and the risks of scattered infectious diseases that this implies, the identification and distribution of potential disease vectors in and around residential areas are essential in terms of entomological surveillance for the prevention of disease outbreaks. The identification of mosquito species of medical importance coexisting in houses and cemeteries in Tapachula and two semiurban sites in southern Chiapas was investigated. Adult mosquitoes were collected from May to December 2018, resting inside and outside houses and in the tombstones and fallen tree leaves in cemeteries. A total of 10,883 mosquitoes belonging to three vector species were collected across 20 sites; 6738 were from neighborhood houses, of which 55.4% were Culex quinquefasciatus, 41.6% Aedes aegypti, and 2.9% Ae. albopictus. Aedes aegypti was the most common mosquito resting inside houses (56.7%), while Ae. albopictus and Cx. quinquefasciatus were mostly found resting outside houses (75.7%). In the cemeteries, Cx. quinquefasciatus (60.8%) and Ae. albopictus (37.3%) were the most abundant, while Ae. aegypti (1.9%) was the least abundant. This is the first report to identify adults of three major disease vector species coexisting in the domestic environment of urban and semiurban sites and Ae. albopictus adult resting inside of urban houses in Mexico. It would be opportune to consider comprehensive strategies that can be applied in this region to control the three species at the same time and avoid outbreaks of the diseases they transmit.
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- Alma D. Lopez-Solis
- Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuarta Norte y 19 Calle Poniente S/N Colonia Centro, Tapachula 30700, Mexico; (A.D.L.-S.); (A.D.R.)
- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Unidad Tapachula. Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, Centro, Tapachula Chiapas 30700, Mexico; (D.S.-G.); (A.C.-V.); (R.G.-G.)
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- Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuarta Norte y 19 Calle Poniente S/N Colonia Centro, Tapachula 30700, Mexico; (A.D.L.-S.); (A.D.R.)
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- Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 1692 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1692, USA;
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- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Unidad Tapachula. Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, Centro, Tapachula Chiapas 30700, Mexico; (D.S.-G.); (A.C.-V.); (R.G.-G.)
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- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Unidad Tapachula. Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, Centro, Tapachula Chiapas 30700, Mexico; (D.S.-G.); (A.C.-V.); (R.G.-G.)
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- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Unidad Tapachula. Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, Centro, Tapachula Chiapas 30700, Mexico; (D.S.-G.); (A.C.-V.); (R.G.-G.)
- Investigadora por México, Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías, Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582, Benito Juárez 03940, Mexico
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- Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuarta Norte y 19 Calle Poniente S/N Colonia Centro, Tapachula 30700, Mexico; (A.D.L.-S.); (A.D.R.)
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- Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuarta Norte y 19 Calle Poniente S/N Colonia Centro, Tapachula 30700, Mexico; (A.D.L.-S.); (A.D.R.)
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Ortega-Morales AI, Pérez-Rentería C, Ordóñez-Álvarez J, Salazar JA, Dzul-Manzanilla F, Correa-Morales F, Huerta-Jiménez H. Update on the Dispersal of Aedes albopictus in Mexico: 1988–2021. FRONTIERS IN TROPICAL DISEASES 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2021.814205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) is one of the most important mosquito species in public health due to the variety of disease-causing viruses that this species can transmit. In Mexico, Ae. albopictus was reported for the first time in 1990 in the state of Tamaulipas, bordering to the state of Texas (USA). Since then, Ae. albopictus has been reported in 15 Mexican states. Currently, this species is present in all tropical and subtropical regions of the country and its presence is common in the states of the Gulf of Mexico and Chiapas. In the present study, the presence of Ae. albopictus is reported in six additional states: Colima, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Puebla, Oaxaca, and Querétaro. The rapid dispersal of Ae. albopictus in Mexico represents a risk to public health, and the surveillance of this species in regions where it has not yet been reported is essential as part of Mexican entomological surveillance programs.
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Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) in ovitraps of Mérida city, México. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 41:153-160. [PMID: 33761198 PMCID: PMC8055587 DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.5525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Introduction: The vector-borne diseases program in México has an established network of ovitraps for entomological surveillance of Aedes spp. In response to reports of Aedes albopictus in the periphery of Mérida, the state capital of Yucatán, the Ministry of Health increased the specificity of this surveillance.
Objective: To describe the presence and distribution of Ae. albopictus in Mérida and its relative abundance compared to Aedes aegypti in ovitraps of the vector control program.
Materials and methods: During October, 2019, 91 ovitraps were randomly selected from 31 neighborhoods of Mérida. Mosquitoes were reared at the insectary of the Collaborative Unit for Entomological Bioassays of the Autonomous University of Yucatán from eggs collected in the field. Relative abundance was determined for adult individuals of each identified species and neighborhood.
Results: 32 % of the neighborhoods were positive for Ae. albopictus and 100 % for Ae. aegypti. A total of 28 adults of Ae. albopictus (10 females and 18 males) were obtained from ovitraps. No correlation was observed between the abundance of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus for both adults and females (p>0.05) at the neighborhood level.
Conclusions: The results confirm that Ae. albopictus coexisted with Ae. aegypti in Mérida at the time of the study. The low relative abundance suggests that Ae. albopictus was in the initial phase of invasion.
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Adeniran AA, Hernández-Triana LM, Ortega-Morales AI, Garza-Hernández JA, Cruz-Ramos JDL, Chan-Chable RJ, Vázquez-Marroquín R, Huerta-Jiménez H, Nikolova NI, Fooks AR, Rodríguez-Pérez MA. Identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Mexico State, Mexico using morphology and COI DNA barcoding. Acta Trop 2021; 213:105730. [PMID: 33096064 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mosquitoes are commonly identified to species level using morphological traits, but complementary methods for identification are often necessary when specimens are collected as immature stages, stored inadequately, or when delineation of species complexes is problematic. DNA-barcoding using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene is one such tool used for the morphological identification of species. A comprehensive entomological survey of mosquito species in Mexico State identified by COI DNA barcoding and morphology is documented in this paper. Specimens were collected from all the physiographic provinces in Mexico State between 2017 and 2019. Overall, 2,218 specimens were collected from 157 localities representing both subfamilies Anophelinae and Culicinae. A species checklist that consists of 6 tribes, 10 genera, 20 subgenera, and 51 species, 35 of which are new records for Mexico State, is provided. Three hundred and forty-two COI sequences of 46 species were analysed. Mean intraspecific and interspecific distances ranged between 0% to 3.9% and from 1.2% to 25.3%, respectively. All species groups were supported by high bootstraps values in a Neighbour-Joining analysis, and new COI sequences were generated for eight species: Aedes chionotum Zavortink, Ae. vargasi Schick, Ae. gabriel Schick, Ae. guerrero Berlin, Ae. ramirezi Vargas and Downs, Haemagogus mesodentatus Komp and Kumm, Culex restrictor Dyar and Knab, and Uranotaenia geometrica Theobald. This study provides a detailed inventory of the Culicidae from Mexico State and discusses the utility of DNA barcoding as a complementary tool for accurate mosquito species identification in Mexico.
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- Adebiyi A Adeniran
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Laboratorio de Biomedicina Molecular, Blvd. del Maestro esquina Elías Piña s/n, Colonia Narciso Mendoza, 88710, Cd. Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency, Virology Department, Rabies and Viral Zoonoses, Woodham Lane Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, United Kingdom.
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- Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Departamento de Parasitología, Periférico Raúl López Sánchez y carretera a Santa Fe, Torreón, C.P. 27054, Coahuila, México
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Av. Benjamin Franklin no. 4650, Zona PRONAF CP 32315, Chihuahua, México
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- Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Departamento de Parasitología, Periférico Raúl López Sánchez y carretera a Santa Fe, Torreón, C.P. 27054, Coahuila, México
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- Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Departamento de Parasitología, Periférico Raúl López Sánchez y carretera a Santa Fe, Torreón, C.P. 27054, Coahuila, México
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- Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Departamento de Parasitología, Periférico Raúl López Sánchez y carretera a Santa Fe, Torreón, C.P. 27054, Coahuila, México; Instituto de Salud del Estado de Chiapas, Jurisdicción Sanitaria No. X. 2ª. Norte 325, Centro, Motozintla, 30900, Chiapas, México
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- Departamento de Entomología, Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, 01480, Mexico City, México
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- Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency, Virology Department, Rabies and Viral Zoonoses, Woodham Lane Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Laboratorio de Biomedicina Molecular, Blvd. del Maestro esquina Elías Piña s/n, Colonia Narciso Mendoza, 88710, Cd. Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
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Hernández-Rodríguez JL, Perez-Pacheco R, Vásquez-López A, Mejenes-Hernández MC, Granados-Echegoyen CA, Arcos-Cordova IDR, Pérez-Rentería C, Benítez-Alva JI, Manrique-Saide P, Huerta H. Asian Tiger Mosquito in Yucatan Peninsula: First Record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Campeche, Mexico. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 57:2022-2024. [PMID: 32623458 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaa133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This report describes the presence of Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) in Yucatan Peninsula and represents the first record of the Asian tiger invasive mosquito in Campeche State, southeastern Mexico. We collected specimens using 11,326 ovitraps put into houses of urban and rural areas, as part of the entomological surveillance by the local Ministry of Health from January 2019 to February 2020. We found Ae. albopictus in five of the 12 municipalities of Campeche (San Francisco de Campeche, Tenabo, Hecelchakán, Calkíni and Escárcega). We record 68 positive ovitraps and 226 Ae. albopictus larvae. This finding increases the number of mosquito species recorded in Campeche, Mexico, and possibly the potential for 22 arbovirus transmission.
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Oaxaca (CIIDIR Oaxaca), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Oaxaca (CIIDIR Oaxaca), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
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- Centro de Estudios en Desarrollo Sustentable y Aprovechamiento de la Vida Silvestre (CEDESU), CONACYT-Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Unidad Colaborativa para Bioensayos Entomológicos, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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Puerta-Guardo H, Contreras-Perera Y, Perez-Carrillo S, Che-Mendoza A, Ayora-Talavera G, Vazquez-Prokopec G, Martin-Park A, Zhang D, Manrique-Saide P. Wolbachia in Native Populations of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) From Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2020; 20:5919928. [PMID: 33034342 PMCID: PMC7583270 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieaa096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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This study reports the results of a molecular screening for Wolbachia (Wb) infection in Aedes albopictus (Skuse) populations recently established in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. To do so, collections of free-flying adults with BG traps and emerged adults from eggs after ovitrap field collections were performed in three suburban localities of the city of Merida, Yucatan. Overall, local populations of Ae. albopictus present a natural Wb infection rate of ~40% (18 of 45). Wb infection was detected in both field-collected adults (76.5%, 13 of 17) and eggs reared (17.8%, 5 of 28) and in 37.9% (11/29) of females and 43.7% (7/16) of male Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. An initial screening for Wolbachia strain typing showed that native Ae. albopictus were naturally coinfected with both wAlbA and wAlbB strains. The knowledge of the prevalence and diversity of Wolbachia strains in local populations of Aedes mosquitoes is part of the baseline information required for current and future Wolbachia-based vector control approaches to be conducted in Mexico.
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- Henry Puerta-Guardo
- Unidad Colaborativa de Bioensayos Entomológicos (UCBE) y del Laboratorio de Control Biológico (LCB) para Ae. aegypti, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Unidad Colaborativa de Bioensayos Entomológicos (UCBE) y del Laboratorio de Control Biológico (LCB) para Ae. aegypti, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Unidad Colaborativa de Bioensayos Entomológicos (UCBE) y del Laboratorio de Control Biológico (LCB) para Ae. aegypti, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Unidad Colaborativa de Bioensayos Entomológicos (UCBE) y del Laboratorio de Control Biológico (LCB) para Ae. aegypti, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Regionales, Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatán (UADY), Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Unidad Colaborativa de Bioensayos Entomológicos (UCBE) y del Laboratorio de Control Biológico (LCB) para Ae. aegypti, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control of the Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University—Michigan State University Joint Center of Vector Control for Tropical Diseases, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Unidad Colaborativa de Bioensayos Entomológicos (UCBE) y del Laboratorio de Control Biológico (LCB) para Ae. aegypti, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
- Corresponding author, e-mail:
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González-Acosta C, Correa-Morales F, Canche-Aguilar I, Silva-Domínguez R, Salgado-Alonzo MC, Muñoz-Urias R, Salazar-Bueyes VM, Moreno-García M. First Report of Aedes albopictus in Guerrero State, Mexico. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION 2019; 35:285-287. [PMID: 31922941 DOI: 10.2987/19-6829.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In 1988, Aedes albopictus was first described in Mexico. Since then, it has been recorded in most of the coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico, 3 states in Central Mexico and 2 states on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. This is the first report documenting the presence of this invasive species in Guerrero, a state with coastlines on the Pacific Ocean. This evidence suggests that the distribution of Ae. albopictus is expanding throughout Mexico. It remains unknown the extent to which Ae. albopictus contributes to vector-borne disease transmission in this country; however, the risk should not be neglected.
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Ayers VB, Huang YJS, Lyons AC, Park SL, Dunlop JI, Unlu I, Kohl A, Higgs S, Blitvich BJ, Vanlandingham DL. Infection and transmission of Cache Valley virus by Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors 2019; 12:384. [PMID: 31366369 PMCID: PMC6670168 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3643-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Cache Valley virus (CVV; Bunyavirales, Peribunyaviridae) is a mosquito-borne arbovirus endemic in North America. Although severe diseases are mainly observed in pregnant ruminants, CVV has also been recognized as a zoonotic pathogen that can cause fatal encephalitis in humans. Human exposures to CVV and its related subtypes occur frequently under different ecological conditions in the New World; however, neurotropic disease is rarely reported. High prevalence rates of neutralizing antibodies have been detected among residents in several Latin American cities. However, zoophilic mosquito species involved in the enzootic transmission are unlikely to be responsible for the transmission leading to human exposures to CVV. Mechanisms that lead to frequent human exposures to CVV remain largely unknown. In this study, competence of two anthropophilic mosquitoes, Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti, for CVV was determined using per os infection to determine if these species could play a role in the transmission of CVV in the domestic and peridomestic settings of urban and suburban areas. Results Aedes albopictus were highly susceptible to CVV whereas infection of Ae. aegypti occurred at a significantly lower frequency. Whilst the dissemination rates of CVV were comparable in the two species, the relatively long period to attain maximal infectious titer in Ae. aegypti demonstrated a significant difference in the replication kinetics of CVV in these species. Detection of viral RNA in saliva suggests that both Ae. albopictus and Ae. aegypti are competent vectors for CVV under laboratory conditions. Conclusions Differential susceptibility to CVV was observed in Ae. albopictus and Ae. aegypti, reflecting their relatively different capacities for vectoring CVV in nature. The high susceptibility of Ae. albopictus to CVV observed in this study suggests its potential role as an efficient vector for CVV. Complemented by the reports of multiple CVV isolates derived from Ae. albopictus, our finding provides the basis for how the dispersal of Ae. albopictus across the New World may have a significant impact on the transmission and ecology of CVV.
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- Victoria B Ayers
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.,Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA. .,Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.,Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.,Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Centre for Virus Research, MRC-University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G61 1QH, Scotland, UK
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- Broward County Mosquito Control, Pembroke Pines, FL, 33023, USA.,Center for Vector Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
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- Centre for Virus Research, MRC-University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G61 1QH, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.,Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA. .,Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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Chan‐Chable RJ, Martínez‐Arce A, Mis‐Avila PC, Ortega‐Morales AI. DNA barcodes and evidence of cryptic diversity of anthropophagous mosquitoes in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:4692-4705. [PMID: 31031936 PMCID: PMC6476762 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Culicidae mosquitoes are potential vectors of pathogens that affect human health. The correct species identification, as well as the discovery and description of cryptic species, is important in public health for the control and management of specific vectors. In the present study, the diversity of anthropophagous mosquitoes in Quintana Roo, at the border between Mexico and Belize, was evaluated using morphological and molecular data (COI-DNA Barcoding). A total of 1,413 adult female specimens were collected, belonging to eight genera and 31 morphospecies. Most species formed well-supported clades. Intraspecific Kimura 2 parameters (K2P) distance average was 0.75%, and a maximum distance of 4.40% was observed for Anopheles crucianss.l. ABGD method identified 28 entities, while 32 entities were identified with the BIN system. In Culex interrogator and Culex nigripalpus a low interspecific genetic distance of 0.1% was observed. One undescribed species belonging to the genus Aedes (Aedesn. sp.) was discovered, but no clear genetic divergence was found between this species and the closely related species Aedes angustivittatus. An intraspecific K2P distance greater than 2.7% was observed in Aedes serratus(3.9%), Anopheles crucianss.l. (4.4%), Culex taeniopus (3.7%), Haemagogus equinus (3.9%), Culex erraticus (5.0%), Psorophora ferox (4.5%), and in Anopheles apicimacula(8.10%); therefore, evidences of cryptic diversity are shown in these species. This study showed that DNA barcodes offer a reliable framework for mosquito species identification in Quintana Roo, except for some closely related species for which it is recommended to use additional nuclear genetic markers such as ITS2, in order to resolve these small discrepancies.
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- Rahuel J. Chan‐Chable
- Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología AcuáticaUnidad Chetumal, El Colegio de la Frontera SurChetumalQuintana RooMéxico
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- Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología AcuáticaUnidad Chetumal, El Colegio de la Frontera SurChetumalQuintana RooMéxico
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- Departamento de Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector y ZoonosisServicios Estatales de Salud de Quintana RooChetumalQuintana RooMéxico
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Garcia-Rejon JE, Ulloa-Garcia A, Cigarroa-Toledo N, Pech-May A, Machain-Williams C, Cetina-Trejo RC, Talavera-Aguilar LG, Torres-Chable OM, Navarro JC, Baak-Baak CM. Study of Aedes aegypti population with emphasis on the gonotrophic cycle length and identification of arboviruses: implications for vector management in cemeteries. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2018; 60:e44. [PMID: 30133604 PMCID: PMC6103328 DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946201860044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Aedes aegypti is the vector of the arboviruses causing dengue,
chikungunya and zika infections in Mexico. However, its presence in public
places has not been fully evaluated. In a cemetery from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico,
the productivity of Ae. aegypti, the gonotrophic cycle, and the
presence of Ae. aegypti females infected with arboviruses were
evaluated. Immature and adult mosquitoes were inspected every two months between
April 2016 to June 2017. For the gonotrophic cycle length, the daily pattern of
total and parous female ratio was registered and was analyzed using time series
analysis. Ae. aegypti females were sorted into pools and
assayed for flavivirus RNA by RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing. Aedes
aegypti immatures represented 82.86% (8,627/10,411) of the
collection. In total, 1,648 Ae. aegypti females were sorted
into 166 pools. Two pools were positive; one for dengue virus (DENV-1) and the
other for zika virus (ZIKV). The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the DENV-1
is more closely related to isolates from Brazil. While ZIKV is more closely
related to the Asian lineage, which were isolates from Guatemala and Mexico. We
report some evidence of vertical transmission of DENV-1 in nulliparous females
of Ae. aegypti. The gonotrophic cycle was four and three days
in the rainy and dry season, respectively. The cemetery of Merida is an
important focus of Ae. aegypti proliferation, and these
environments may play a role in arboviruses transmission; probably limiting the
efficacy of attempts to suppress the presence of mosquitoes in domestic
environments.
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- Julian E Garcia-Rejon
- Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Publica, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
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- Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Universidad Internacional SEK, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales, Laboratorio de Biodiversidad y Salud Ambiental, Quito, Ecuador
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- Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Laboratorio de Arbovirologia, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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Ortega-Morales AI, Casas-Martínez M, Bond JG, Harbach RE. First Records of Psorophora cilipes and Culex theobaldi in Quintana Roo State, Mexico. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION 2018; 34:124-127. [PMID: 31442154 DOI: 10.2987/18-6743.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Collections of mosquitoes were conducted for the surveillance of species of medical importance in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, in June of 2017. Species collected included Psorophora (Psorophora) cilipes and Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi, both new records for the state. Psorophora cilipes was previously recorded in Mexico State and Cx. theobaldi in Chiapas State. With the addition of these species, the mosquito fauna of Quintana Roo State now includes 81 species. Quintana Roo and Tamaulipas State with 82 species are the most mosquito-rich states in Mexico, based on currently available records. The specimens collected in this study were deposited in the Culicidae collection of the Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro Unidad Laguna.
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Ortega-Morales AI, Bond G, Méndez-López R, Garza-Hernández JA, Hernández-Triana LM, Casas-Martínez M. First Record of Invasive Mosquito Aedes albopictus in Tabasco and Yucatan, Mexico. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION 2018; 34:120-123. [PMID: 31442162 DOI: 10.2987/18-6736.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus is currently distributed in most of the southern Mexican region. Since the species was first recorded in the state of Tamaulipas, in northeastern Mexico in 1988, it has expanded its distribution throughout the Sierra Madre Oriental and Gulf of Mexico to the Neotropical region of the country. Currently the species occurs in the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Veracruz, Chiapas, Morelos, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, San Luis Potosi, and Hidalgo. This is the first report of the mosquito in the states of Tabasco and Yucatan and the confirmation of its presence in Quintana Roo state. Aedes albopictus has been incriminated as a secondary vector of diseases such as those caused by dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, which have caused epidemic outbreaks in most tropical and subtropical regions of Mexico; therefore, surveillance for the detection of Ae. albopictus is paramount so that targeted control strategies can be implemented for its control throughout Mexico.
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Yañez-Arenas C, Rioja-Nieto R, Martín GA, Dzul-Manzanilla F, Chiappa-Carrara X, Buenfil-Ávila A, Manrique-Saide P, Correa-Morales F, Díaz-Quiñónez JA, Pérez-Rentería C, Ordoñez-Álvarez J, Vazquez-Prokopec G, Huerta H. Characterizing environmental suitability of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mexico based on regional and global niche models. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 55:69-77. [PMID: 29186544 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), is an invasive species and a vector of numerous human pathogens, including chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. This mosquito had been reported from 36 geographic locations in Mexico by 2005, increasing to 101 locations by 2010 and 501 locations (spanning 16 states) by 2016. Here we modeled the occupied niche for Ae. albopictus in Mexico to characterize the environmental conditions related to its presence, and to generate updated environmental suitability maps. The predictors with the greatest contribution to characterizing the occupied niche for Ae. albopictus were NDVI and annual mean temperature. We also estimated the environmental suitability for Ae. albopictus in regions of the country where it has not been documented yet, by means of: 1) transferring its occupied niche model to these regions and 2) modeling its fundamental niche using global data. Our models will help vector control and public health institutions to identify areas where Ae. albopictus has not yet been recorded but where it may be present. We emphasize that most of Mexico has environmental conditions that potentially allow the survival of Ae. albopictus, which underscores the need for systematic mosquito monitoring in all states of the country.
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- Carlos Yañez-Arenas
- Grupo de Análisis en Ecología Geográfica Aplicada, Laboratorio de Biología de la Conservación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Yucatán, Carretera Sierra Papacal Chuburná Puerto Km. 5, Sierra Papacal, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Análisis Espacial de Zonas Costeras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Yucatán, Carretera Sierra Papacal Chuburná Puerto Km. 5, Sierra Papacal, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Wildlife Health Research Group, James Cook University, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences. James Cook Drive, Australia
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- Centro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades (CENAPRECE), Secretaria de Salud, Benjamín Franklin No. 132, Col. Escandón, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, CDMX, Mexico
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- Grupo de Análisis en Ecología Geográfica Aplicada, Laboratorio de Biología de la Conservación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Yucatán, Carretera Sierra Papacal Chuburná Puerto Km. 5, Sierra Papacal, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Grupo de Análisis en Ecología Geográfica Aplicada, Laboratorio de Biología de la Conservación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Yucatán, Carretera Sierra Papacal Chuburná Puerto Km. 5, Sierra Papacal, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Unidad Colaborativa de Bioensayos Entomológicos, Departamento de Zoología, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Km. 15.5 Carr. Mérida-Xmatkuil s.n., Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Centro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades (CENAPRECE), Secretaria de Salud, Benjamín Franklin No. 132, Col. Escandón, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, CDMX, Mexico
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- Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos 'Dr. Manuel Martínez Báez' (InDRE), Secretaria de Salud, Francisco de P. Miranda No. 177, Col. Unidad Lomas de Plateros, Delegación Álvaro Obregón, CDMX, Mexico
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Avenida Universidad 3000, C.P. 04510 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
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- Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos 'Dr. Manuel Martínez Báez' (InDRE), Secretaria de Salud, Francisco de P. Miranda No. 177, Col. Unidad Lomas de Plateros, Delegación Álvaro Obregón, CDMX, Mexico
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- Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos 'Dr. Manuel Martínez Báez' (InDRE), Secretaria de Salud, Francisco de P. Miranda No. 177, Col. Unidad Lomas de Plateros, Delegación Álvaro Obregón, CDMX, Mexico
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- Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos 'Dr. Manuel Martínez Báez' (InDRE), Secretaria de Salud, Francisco de P. Miranda No. 177, Col. Unidad Lomas de Plateros, Delegación Álvaro Obregón, CDMX, Mexico
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Ortega-Morales AI, Rodríguez QKS. First record of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY : JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR VECTOR ECOLOGY 2016; 41:314-315. [PMID: 27860012 DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Aldo I Ortega-Morales
- Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro Unidad Laguna, Periférico and carretera at Santa Fe, Torreón Coahuila, México 27084
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Ortega-Morales AI, Cueto-Medina SM, Rodríguez QKS. First Record of the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus in Hidalgo State, Mexico. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION 2016; 32:234-236. [PMID: 27802405 DOI: 10.2987/16-6576.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The occurrence of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus , has been reported in the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila (northeastern), Veracruz, Chiapas, Quintana Roo (southeastern), Morelos, San Luis Potosí (middle), and Sinaloa (northwestern). In April and September 2012, Ae. albopictus was collected in a variety of habitats and landing/biting on the collecting personnel in 12 counties of Hidalgo state (middle). This is the first record of the occurrence of this species in Hidalgo state.
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Pech-May A, Moo-Llanes DA, Puerto-Avila MB, Casas M, Danis-Lozano R, Ponce G, Tun-Ku E, Pinto-Castillo JF, Villegas A, Ibáñez-Piñon CR, González C, Ramsey JM. Population genetics and ecological niche of invasive Aedes albopictus in Mexico. Acta Trop 2016; 157:30-41. [PMID: 26814619 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse), is one of the most invasive mosquito species worldwide. In Mexico it is now recorded in 12 states and represents a serious public health problem, given the recent introduction of Chikungunya on the southern border. The aim of this study was to analyze the population genetics of A. albopictus from all major recorded foci, and model its ecological niche. Niche similarity with that from its autochthonous distribution in Asia and other invaded countries were analyzed and its potential future expansion and potential human exposure in climate change scenarios measured. We analyzed 125 sequences of a 317 bp fragment of the cyt b gene from seven A. albopictus populations across Mexico. The samples belong to 25 haplotypes with moderate population structuring (Fst=0.081, p<0.02) and population expansion. The most prevalent haplotype, found in all principal sites, was shared with the USA, Brazil, France, Madagascar, and Reunion Island. The ecological niche model using Mexican occurrence records covers 79.7% of the country, and has an 83% overlap with the Asian niche projected to Mexico. Both Neotropical and Nearctic regions are included in the Mexican niche model. Currently in Mexico, 38.6 million inhabitants are exposed to A. albopictus, which is expected to increase to 45.6 million by 2070. Genetic evidence supports collection information that A. albopictus was introduced to Mexico principally by land from the USA and Central and South America. Prevalent haplotypes from Mexico are shared with most invasive regions across the world, just as there was high niche similarity with both natural and invaded regions. The important overlap with the Asian niche model suggests a high potential for the species to disperse to sylvatic regions in Mexico.
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- Angélica Pech-May
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública/Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico; Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Ministerio de Salud de la Nación, CONICET, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública/Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública/Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública/Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública/Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública/Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública/Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
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Torres-Avendaño JI, Castillo-Ureta H, Torres-Montoya EH, Meza-Carrillo E, Lopez-Mendoza RL, Vazquez-Martinez MG, Rendon-Maldonado JG. First Record of Aedes albopictus in Sinaloa, Mexico. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION 2015; 31:164-166. [PMID: 26181692 DOI: 10.2987/14-6461r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report here the discovery of Aedes albopictus for the first time in Sinaloa state, Mexico. The mosquito larvae were collected from small water containers in the urban area of Culiacan city, Sinaloa state. Identification of the species was done primarily by morphology, followed by confirmation with polymerase-chain-reaction-based molecular method.
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- Jose I Torres-Avendaño
- 1 Laboratorio de Conservacion de la Fauna Silvestre, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010
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- 2 Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010
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- 1 Laboratorio de Conservacion de la Fauna Silvestre, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010
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- 1 Laboratorio de Conservacion de la Fauna Silvestre, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010
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- 1 Laboratorio de Conservacion de la Fauna Silvestre, Unidad Academica Escuela de Biologia, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010
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- 3 Centro Regional de Investigacion en Salud Publica, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Colonia Centro, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- 4 Posgrado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencia Quimico Biologicas, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Avenida de Las Americas y Boulevard Universitarios S/N, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 80010
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Baak-Baak CM, Arana-Guardia R, Cigarroa-Toledo N, Puc-Tinal M, Coba-Tún C, Rivero-Osorno V, Lavalle-Kantun D, Loroño-Pino MA, Machain-Williams C, Reyes-Solis GC, Beaty BJ, Eisen L, García-Rejón JE. Urban Mosquito Fauna in Mérida City, México: Immatures Collected from Containers and Storm-water Drains/Catch Basins. THE SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST 2014; 39:291-306. [PMID: 25429168 PMCID: PMC4241551 DOI: 10.3958/059.039.0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We examined the species composition and temporal occurrence of immature mosquitoes in containers and storm-water drains/catch basins from November 2011 to June 2013 in Mérida City, México. A wide range of urban settings were examined, including residential premises, vacant lots, parking lots, and streets or sidewalks with storm-water drains/catch basins. In total, 111,776 specimens of 15 species were recorded. The most commonly collected species were Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) (n = 60,961) and Culex quinquefasciatus Say (45,702), which together accounted for 95.4% of the immatures collected. These species were commonly encountered during both rainy and dry seasons, whereas most other mosquito species were collected primarily during the rainy season. Other species collected were Aedes (Howardina) cozumelensis Diaz Najera, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann), Aedes (Ochlerotatus) trivittatus (Coquillett), Culex coronator Dyar and Knab, Culex interrogator Dyar and Knab, Culex lactator Dyar and Knab, Culex nigripalpus Theobald, Culex salinarius Coquillett, Culex tarsalis Coquillett, Culex thriambus Dyar, Haemagogus equinus Theobald, Limatus durhamii Theobald, and Toxorhynchites rutilus (Coquillett). The greatest number of species was recorded from vacant lots (n = 11), followed by storm-water drains/catch basins (nine) and residential premises (six). Our study demonstrated that the heterogeneous urban environment in Mérida City supports a wide range of mosquito species, many of which are nuisance biters of humans and/or capable of serving as vectors of pathogens affecting humans or domestic animals. We also briefly reviewed the medical importance of the encountered mosquito species.
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- Carlos M. Baak-Baak
- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México, CP 97225
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Bond JG, Casas-Martínez M, Quiroz-Martínez H, Novelo-Gutiérrez R, Marina CF, Ulloa A, Orozco-Bonilla A, Muñoz M, Williams T. Diversity of mosquitoes and the aquatic insects associated with their oviposition sites along the Pacific coast of Mexico. Parasit Vectors 2014; 7:41. [PMID: 24450800 PMCID: PMC3923424 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 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. METHODS Oviposition sites were sampled during 2-3 months per year, over a three year period. Field collected larvae and pupae were reared and identified to species following adult emergence. Aquatic insects present at oviposition sites were also collected, counted and identified to species or genus. RESULTS In total, 15 genera and 74 species of mosquitoes were identified: Anopheles pseudopunctipennis, An. albimanus and Aedes aegypti were the most abundant and widely-distributed species, representing 47% of total mosquito individuals sampled. New species records for certain states are reported. Anopheline diversity was lowest in Sinaloa state (H' = 0.54) and highest in Chiapas (H' = 1.61) and Michoacán (H' = 1.56), whereas culicid diversity was lowest in Michoacán (H' = 1.93), Colima (H' = 1.95), Sinaloa (H' = 1.99) and Jalisco (H' = 2.01) and highest in Chiapas (H' = 2.66). In total, 10 orders, 57 families, 166 genera and 247 species of aquatic insects were identified in samples. Aquatic insect diversity was highest in Chiapas, Oaxaca and Michoacán (H' = 3.60-3.75). Mosquito larval/pupal abundance was not correlated with that of predatory Coleoptera and Hemiptera. CONCLUSION This represents the first update on the diversity and geographic distribution of the mosquitoes and aquatic insects of Mexico in over five decades. This information has been cataloged in Mexico's National Biodiversity Information System (SNIB-CONABIO) for public inspection.
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- J Guillermo Bond
- Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública - INSP, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública - INSP, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública - INSP, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública - INSP, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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Wagman J, Grieco JP, King R, Briceño I, Bautista K, Polanco J, Pecor J, Achee NL. First record and demonstration of a southward expansion of Aedes albopictus into Orange Walk Town, Belize, Central America. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION 2013; 29:380-382. [PMID: 24551972 DOI: 10.2987/13-6364.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The first record of Aedes albopictus in northern Belize was made in Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, on November 3, 2011. Aedes spp. larvae were collected during a routine Ministry of Health mosquito survey and reared to adults. Upon emergence, a mixed population of Aedes aegypti (35) and Ae. albopictus (11) was observed (aegypti:albopictus = 3:1). Subsequent larval and adult surveys in Orange Walk and Corozal District, also in northern Belize, have confirmed the presence of Ae. albopictus, thereby indicating the range expansion and establishment of this nuisance biter and potential disease vector in Belize.
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- Joseph Wagman
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Ministry of Health, East Block Independence Plaza, Belmopan, Belize, Central America
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- Ministry of Health, East Block Independence Plaza, Belmopan, Belize, Central America
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- Ministry of Health, East Block Independence Plaza, Belmopan, Belize, Central America
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- Ministry of Health, East Block Independence Plaza, Belmopan, Belize, Central America
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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García-Rejón JE, López-Uribe MP, Loroño-Pino MA, Arana-Guardia R, Puc-Tinal M, López-Uribe GM, Coba-Tún C, Baak-Baak CM, Machain-Williams C, Reyes-Solis GC, Lozano-Fuentes S, Saavedra-Rodriguez K, Black IV WC, Beaty BJ, Eisen L. Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Howardina) cozumelensis in Yucatán State, México, with a summary of published collection records for Ae. cozumelensis. JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY : JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR VECTOR ECOLOGY 2012; 37. [PMID: 23181861 PMCID: PMC3727279 DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00240.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We collected mosquito immatures from artificial containers during 2010-2011 from 26 communities, ranging in size from small rural communities to large urban centers, located in different parts of Yucatán State in southeastern México. The arbovirus vector Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti was collected from all 26 examined communities, and nine of the communities also yielded another container-inhabiting Aedes mosquito: Aedes (Howardina) cozumelensis. The communities from which Ae. cozumelensis were collected were all small rural communities (<6,000 inhabitants) in the north-central part of Yucatán State. These new collection records for Ae. cozumelensis demonstrate that this mosquito has a far broader geographic range in the Yucatán Peninsula than previously known. Ae. cozumelensis immatures were collected from both residential premises and cemeteries, with specimens recovered from rock holes as well as various artificial containers including metal cans, flower vases, buckets, tires, and a water storage tank. The co-occurrence with Ae. aegypti in small rural communities poses intriguing questions regarding linkages between these mosquitoes, including the potential for direct competition for larval development sites. Additional studies are needed to determine how commonly Ae. cozumelensis feeds on human blood and whether it is naturally infected with arboviruses or other pathogens of medical or veterinary importance. We also summarize the published records for Ae. cozumelensis, which are restricted to collections from México's Yucatán Peninsula and Belize, and uniformly represent geographic locations where Ae. aegypti can be expected to occur.
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- Julián E. García-Rejón
- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Laboratorio de Arbovirología, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Calle 96 s/n x Av. Jacinto Canek y Calle 47, Paseo de las Fuentes, Mérida, Yucatán, México CP 97225
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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