The First Record of Aedes vittatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: Public Health Implications of a Potential Invasive Mosquito Species in the Americas

PM Alarcón-Elbal, MA Rodríguez-Sosa… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aedes vittatus Bigot is distributed throughout Africa, tropical Asia, and southern Europe and
occurs in sylvatic as well as peridomestic environments where it readily feeds on humans …

Where does Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) really breed in a Mediterranean residential area? Results from a field study in Valencia, Eastern Spain

PM Alarcón-Elbal, M López-de-Felipe… - Bulletin of …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Since its introduction in Spain in 2004, Aedes albopictus has rapidly spread across the
country. Its aggressive biting behaviour causes nuisance, limiting outdoor activities. Also, its …

[HTML][HTML] A survey of tire-breeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: considerations about a pressing issue

MA González, MA Rodríguez-Sosa… - Biomédica, 2020 - scielo.org.co
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) …

[HTML][HTML] Species diversity, habitat distribution, and blood meal analysis of haematophagous dipterans collected by CDC-UV light traps in the Dominican Republic

MA González, D Bravo-Barriga, MA Rodríguez-Sosa… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Haematophagous insects cause major economic losses by both direct damage and the
transmission of pathogens. However, the biting Diptera species in the Caribbean region …

Breeding sites of synanthropic mosquitoes in zika-affected areas of the Dominican Republic

PM Alarcón-Elbal… - Journal of the …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Mosquito-borne diseases are a major public health concern in the Caribbean. Domestic
water-storage containers are preferred breeding habitats for synanthropic mosquito species …

«Sácale los pies al mosquito»: resultados parciales de la implementación de un programa educativo en República Dominicana

YEV Bautista, YH Barrios, MAR Sosa… - Ciencia y …, 2019 - revistas.intec.edu.do
Resumen En República Dominicana, las campañas de concientización encaminadas a
informar, sensibilizar y movilizar a las comunidades en la eliminación de los riesgos …

[HTML][HTML] Un acercamiento al conocimiento de los hábitats larvarios de Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) en el entorno doméstico en Jarabacoa …

L Diéguez Fernández, M Borge de Prada… - Revista Cubana de …, 2019 - scielo.sld.cu
Objetivo: Profundizar en los conocimientos ecológicos de Ae. aegypti en República
Dominicana, a través de los recipientes o contenedores que utiliza para desarrollar sus …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of local context in national malaria elimination efforts

ML Wilson - The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although global malaria incidence was reduced by more than one-quarter during 2000–
2015, progress has mostly stagnated since then. 1 Concerted interventions have resulted in …

Hábitats de cría de Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) en Jutiapa, Guatemala

MV Monzón, J Rodríguez, L Diéguez… - Novitates …, 2019 - novitatescaribaea.do
Las enfermedades vectoriales constituyen un gran reto para la salud global por su
diversidad genética y evolutiva, así como por su potencialidad para causar infecciones …

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

FJ Bedoya-Rodriguez, CE Guevara-Fletcher… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
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 …