A survey of tire-breeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: Considerations about a pressing issue
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| contents | A survey of tire-breeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: Considerations about a pressing issue Mikel A. González María Altagracia Rodríguez-Sosa Yohan Enmanuel Vásquez-Bautista Elizabeth del Carmen Rosario Jesús Confesor Durán-Tiburcio Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal Medicina Aedes tires Culicidae arboviruses Dominican Republic Introduction: Discarded vehicle tires represent a serious threat both to the environment and to public health as they have the potential to harbor important mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) vectors.Objective: To assess the importance of used vehicle tires as larval habitats for mosquito fauna that colonize these artificial reservoirs in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic.Materials and methods: Used tires were sampled with pipettes at specialized tire fitting shops and scattered stockpiles of tires between June and August, 2018.Results: We sampled 396 tires; 57 (Container Index=14.4%) were positive for immature stages and contained 2,400 specimens, 11 species, and four genera (Anopheles, Aedes, Culex, and Toxorhynchites). The most abundant species was Aedes albopictus (42.3%) followed by Aedes aegypti (34.3%), and Culex quinquefasciatus (14.0%) while other species (9.4%) were less abundant. The container index varied significantly among the different tire sizes (x2=13.4; p≤0.05). The highest infestation levels were found in the largest tires. A low positive correlation (r=0.38, n=396; p≤0.001) between the tire size and the prevalence of immature stages was recorded. The presence of organic matter had an overall positive effect on the infestation levels (U=11,430.0; p≤0.001).Conclusions: These rubber residues, usually located nearby human populations, represent suitable breeding sites for arboviruses vectors such as dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and West Nile. 2020 artículo científico 0120-4157 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84365262011 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/84365262011.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/movil 10.7705/biomedica.5200 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=843 Biomédica application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Biomédica (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.40 |
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| spellingShingle | A survey of tire-breeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: Considerations about a pressing issue Mikel A. González Medicina Aedes tires Culicidae arboviruses Dominican Republic A survey of tire-breeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: Considerations about a pressing issue Mikel A. González María Altagracia Rodríguez-Sosa Yohan Enmanuel Vásquez-Bautista Elizabeth del Carmen Rosario Jesús Confesor Durán-Tiburcio Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal Medicina Aedes tires Culicidae arboviruses Dominican Republic Introduction: Discarded vehicle tires represent a serious threat both to the environment and to public health as they have the potential to harbor important mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) vectors.Objective: To assess the importance of used vehicle tires as larval habitats for mosquito fauna that colonize these artificial reservoirs in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic.Materials and methods: Used tires were sampled with pipettes at specialized tire fitting shops and scattered stockpiles of tires between June and August, 2018.Results: We sampled 396 tires; 57 (Container Index=14.4%) were positive for immature stages and contained 2,400 specimens, 11 species, and four genera (Anopheles, Aedes, Culex, and Toxorhynchites). The most abundant species was Aedes albopictus (42.3%) followed by Aedes aegypti (34.3%), and Culex quinquefasciatus (14.0%) while other species (9.4%) were less abundant. The container index varied significantly among the different tire sizes (x2=13.4; p≤0.05). The highest infestation levels were found in the largest tires. A low positive correlation (r=0.38, n=396; p≤0.001) between the tire size and the prevalence of immature stages was recorded. The presence of organic matter had an overall positive effect on the infestation levels (U=11,430.0; p≤0.001).Conclusions: These rubber residues, usually located nearby human populations, represent suitable breeding sites for arboviruses vectors such as dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and West Nile. 2020 artículo científico 0120-4157 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84365262011 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/84365262011.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/movil 10.7705/biomedica.5200 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=843 Biomédica application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Biomédica (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.40 |
| title | A survey of tire-breeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: Considerations about a pressing issue |
| topic | Medicina Aedes tires Culicidae arboviruses Dominican Republic |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84365262011 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/84365262011.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/843/84365262011/movil |