Family Culicidae

Nascimento, Jeane Marcelle Cavalcante do; Ferreira-Keppler, Ruth Leila; Hamada, Neusa

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-804223-6.00034-2

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“…For the morphological analysis of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) have used entomological guides and morphological taxonomic keys for identification: Service (1993) Todorovic and McKay (2020). Also, the taxonomic photographic records of the studies performed by Cutwa and O'Meara (2006), Farajollahi and Price (2013), Cavalcante et al (2018), and Foster and Walker (2019) (Fig. 4).…”

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“…The most relevant mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease, are caused by mosquitoes infected with parasites [1]. In contrast, dengue, Zika virus disease, chikungunya, and yellow fever are transmitted by mosquitoes infected with viruses (Vaníčková et al 2017;Cavalcante et al 2018;Foster and Walker 2019;OMS 2020a;Ramalho-Ortigao and Gubler 2020;Rueda and Debboun 2020;Talaga et al 2020).…”

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“…In accordance with the above, it should be noted that family Culicidae is divided into two subfamilies: Anophelinae and Culicinae, the latter being the largest subfamily encompassing over 3,500 species, 108 genera, and 11 tribes. The most important genera include Anopheles, Aedes, and Culex (Service 1993;Piovezan et al 2017;Cavalcante et al 2018;Foster and Walker 2019). According to a compilation of lists and reports of mosquitoes present in Colombia performed by Rozo-Lopez and Mengual (2015), the family Culicidae has 28 genera and 324 species.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For this, they have implemented a series of educational strategies aimed at explaining the problem of disease vectors caused by environmental deterioration. In this sense, and according to various studies on mosquitoes, the family Culicidae has the most medical and health relevance; therefore, environmental education (EE) processes must be focused on this family (Vaníčková et al 2017;Cavalcante et al 2018;Foster and Walker 2019;Ramalho-Ortigao and Gubler, 2020;Robert and Debboun 2020;Talaga et al 2020).…”

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Identification, ecological indices and management of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) influencing environmental education processes in Colombian high schools

Bedoya-Rodríguez

Fletcher

Vera-Lizcano

2021

Int J Trop Insect Sci

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Vector-borne diseases annually cause more than 700,000 deaths worldwide. In Colombia, infectious diseases are prevalent, being the Municipality of Santander de Quilichao (Cauca district) one of the most affected areas. This study aimed (a) to determine the abundance of species of mosquitoes with the potential capacity to transmit infectious diseases, in a school located in the Cauca district and (b) to teach students self-care and care for the environment to protect themselves from vector-borne diseases. During 2019 and 2020, in a dry and rainy season, manual collection of mosquitoes in four sites of the institution was conducted. Ecological statistical analyses were carried out. Mosquito species were grouped by similarity (abundance) using a dendrogram by area and a species rarefaction curve. A sociodemographic survey on knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to vector-borne diseases was carried out. An educational booklet was developed, and its impact was validated through the nonparametric Wilcoxon test. In total, 108 specimens were captured from four species: Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Psorophora ferox. The greater presence of mosquitos was during the rainy season, being Aedes aegypti the most abundant species. According to Likert's analysis, 59.6% of the students had a very favorable attitude toward the subject; the educational campaign significantly improved knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the students. Finally, the study presents entomological data of interest in public health. That makes it possible to establish prevention and control measures for vector-borne diseases in high schools, through environmental education.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Identification, ecological indices and management of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) influencing environmental education processes in Colombian high schools

Bedoya-Rodríguez

Fletcher

Vera-Lizcano

2021

Int J Trop Insect Sci

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Diversity analysis, distribution and abundance of mosquito assemblages Diptera: Culicidae at urban sector from southwestern Colombia.

Bedoya-Rodríguez

Fletcher²,

Pelegrín-Ramírez

2023

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The Culicidae family (mosquitoes) has great relevance worldwide, due to its involvement in the generation of several diseases. The department of Cauca in Colombia characterize as a region with influence of several vector-borne diseases. The purpose of this study is to analyze the ecological diversity and distribution of mosquitoes with potential transmitters of diseases in a particular urban area of the municipality of Santander de Quilichao. This is one of the first studies of its kind in this municipally. Mosquito collections were carried out during the rainy and dry seasons of 2022, between 17:00 to 19:00. Morphological keys were used for species identification. For the analysis of diversity comparison vs. sampling points, Simpson's index was used, dendrogram, rarefaction curve and non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS). In the statistical analysis of species-abundances, ANOVA were applied to determine if there were significant differences regarding abundance. A total of 1116 culicid specimens were collected. The 59.4% were mosquitoes of the species Aedes aegypti, 18.5% Culex quinquefasciatus, 18.2% Aedes albopictus and 3.9% Psorophora ferox, being the rainy season important for their survival. ANOVA analysis showed that the mean abundance of Aedes aegypti was significantly different from the other species. This study is broadly consistent with other studies in the tropical American context where the abundance of Culicidae is more representative in the rainy season. The results suggest a wide presence of Aedes mosquitoes in natural and artificial habitats, showing the importance of establishing controls and permanent epidemiological surveillance in this region.

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Family Culicidae

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Identification, ecological indices and management of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) influencing environmental education processes in Colombian high schools

Identification, ecological indices and management of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) influencing environmental education processes in Colombian high schools

Diversity analysis, distribution and abundance of mosquito assemblages Diptera: Culicidae at urban sector from southwestern Colombia.

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