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Finding unveiled: Culex thalassius (Diptera: Culicidae), a new mosquito species emerges in the Cabo Verde archipelago.
Gonçalves, Adéritow Augusto Lopes Macedo; Lopes, Luís Filipe Vieira da Silva; Monteiro, Davidson Daniel Sousa; da Moura, Aires Januário Fernandes; Sousa, Carla Alexandra Gama Carrilho da Costa; Leal, Silvânia da Veiga.
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  • Gonçalves AALM; Medical Entomology Laboratory, National Institute of Public Health, Largo do Desastre da Assistência, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde.
  • Lopes LFVDS; Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health (LA-REAL), Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Monteiro DDS; Ce3C-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • da Moura AJF; Medical Entomology Laboratory, National Institute of Public Health, Largo do Desastre da Assistência, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde.
  • Sousa CAGCDC; Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health (LA-REAL), Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Leal SDV; Unidade de Ciências da Natureza, da Vida e do Ambiente, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cabo Verde.
J Med Entomol ; 61(3): 791-797, 2024 05 13.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38402515
ABSTRACT
Mosquito-borne diseases can pose significant burdens. In many countries, they pose a risk to national economies and the well-being of humans and animals. To mitigate this, mosquito surveillance is crucial to assess the real and potential transmission of mosquito-borne diseases. Between 2020 and 2023, mosquito larvae were collected from both indoor and outdoor breeding sites in urban and rural areas of 4 municipalities of Santiago and Boavista Islands in Cabo Verde. Mosquitoes were identified morphologically and by polymerase chain reaction-based techniques that targeted the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I sequence. During this period, 6,825 breeding sites were assessed, and of 8,094 mosquito specimens screened, 194 specimens of Culex thalassius were identified for the first time in the country in 4 municipalities of Santiago and Boavista Islands. This new finding highlights the importance of including entomological surveillance in health systems. Although this species has only been detected on a few islands, it is important to continuously monitor it to determine its distribution, spread/dispersal, density, and potential involvement in pathogen transmission.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Culex / Distribución Animal / Larva Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: J Med Entomol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Cabo Verde Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Culex / Distribución Animal / Larva Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: J Med Entomol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Cabo Verde Pais de publicación: Reino Unido