Title of article :
Employing Different Traps for Collection of Mosquitoes and Detection of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika Vector, Aedes albopictus, in Borderline of Iran and Pakistan
Author/Authors :
Nejati ، Jalil Health Promotion Research Center - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences , Zaim ، Morteza Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Vatandoost ، Hassan Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, Department of Environmental Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides - School of Public Health, Institute for Environmental Research - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Moosa-Kazemi ، Hassan Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Bueno-Marí ، Rubén , Azari-Hamidian ، Shahyad Department of Health Education - Research Center of Health and Environment, School of Health - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Sedaghat ، Mohammad Mehdi Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Hanafi-Bojd ، Ahmad Ali Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, Department of Environmental Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides - School of Public Health, Institute for Environmental Research - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Yaghoobi-Ershadi ، Mohammad Reza Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Okati-Aliabad ، Hassan Health Promotion Research Center - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences , Collantes ، Francisco Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology - University of Murcia , Hoffmann ، Ary A. Pest and Environmental Adaptation Group - Bio21 Institute, School of BioSciences - University of Melbourne
Abstract :
Background: Southeastern Iran has been established as an area with the potential to harbor Asian tiger mosquito populations. In 2013, a few numbers of Aedes albopictus were detected in three sampling sites of this region. This field study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of various traps on monitoring mosquitoes and status of this dengue vector, in five urban and 15 suburban/rural areas. Methods: For this purpose, four adult mosquito traps (BGsentinel 2, bednet, Malaise, and resting box trap) were used and their efficacy compared. In addition, large numbers of CDC ovitraps were employed, within 12 months. Results: A total of 4878 adult samples including 22 species covering five genera were collected and identified from traps. It was not revealed any collection of Ae. albopictus. Statistical analysis showed no significant difference in meteorological variables between the two periods, the previous report and the current study. There were significant differences in the total number of mosquitoes collected by various traps in the region across different months. Conclusion: The resulting data collected here on the efficiency of the various trap types can be useful for monitoring the densities of mosquito populations, which is an important component of a vector surveillance system. While the presence of Ae. albopictus was determined in this potential risk area, there is no evidence for its establishment and further monitoring needs to be carried out.
Keywords :
Stegomyia albopicta , Ovitrap , Sistan and Baluchistan
Journal title :
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Journal title :
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
