Jalil Nejati1, Morteza Zaim2, Hassan Vatandoost2,3, Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi2, Rubén Bueno-Marí4, Shahyad Azari-Hamidian5, Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat2, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd2,3, Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi2, Hassan Okati-Aliabad1, Francisco Collantes6, Ary A Hoffmann7. 1. Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. 2. Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. Department of Environmental Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4. Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo (I+D), Laboratorios Lokímica, Valencia, Spain. 5. Department of Health Education, Research Center of Health and Environment, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. 6. Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain. 7. Bio21 Institute, Pest and Environmental Adaptation Group, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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 (BG-sentinel 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.
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 (BG-sentinel 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.
Authors: H Vatandoost; S N Emami; M A Oshaghi; M R Abai; A Raeisi; N Piazzak; M Mahmoodi; K Akbarzadeh; M Sartipi Journal: East Mediterr Health J Date: 2011-05 Impact factor: 1.628
Authors: Renate C Smallegange; Wolfgang H Schmied; Karel J van Roey; Niels O Verhulst; Jeroen Spitzen; Wolfgang R Mukabana; Willem Takken Journal: Malar J Date: 2010-10-25 Impact factor: 2.979
Authors: Ary Farajollahi; Banugopan Kesavaraju; Dana C Price; Gregory M Williams; Sean P Healy; Randy Gaugler; Mark P Nelder Journal: J Med Entomol Date: 2009-07 Impact factor: 2.278
Authors: Sara Doosti; Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi; Francis Schaffner; Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi; Kamran Akbarzadeh; Mohammad Mehdi Gooya; Hassan Vatandoost; Mohammad Reza Shirzadi; Ehsan Mosta-Favi Journal: Iran J Public Health Date: 2016-08 Impact factor: 1.429