Influence of climatic variables on the Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus populations in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2020;
53:e20190185. [PMID:
32187334 PMCID:
PMC7094053 DOI:
10.1590/0037-8682-0185-2019]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus are vector species responsible for the transmission of important arboviruses.
METHODS
Adult mosquitoes were collected in the urban areas of four municipalities in Mato Grosso within 1 year.
RESULTS
A total of 19,110 mosquitoes were collected. Among them, 16,578 (86,8%) were C. quinquefasciatus (44% female and 56% male); 2,483 (13%), A. (Stegomyia) aegypti (54% female and 46% male); and 49 (0,30%), from the genus Psorophora, Anopheles, Coquilettidia, and Sabethes. A significant correlation was observed between the number of mosquitoes from all species and dew point (female mosquitoes, p = 0.001; male mosquitoes, p = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study may be used as environmental indicators of mosquito populations.
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