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AuthorKardousha, Mahmoud Mohammed
Available date2017-01-18T09:15:19Z
Publication Date2016-02
Publication NameAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2222-1808(15)60993-8
CitationMahmoud Mohammed Kardousha, First report of some adult mosquitoes captured by CDC gravid traps from North-Eastern Qatar, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Volume 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 100-105
ISSN22221808
URIhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2222180815609938
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/5191
AbstractObjectiveTo report six species of female mosquitoes caught in CDC gravid traps for the first time in Qatar. MethodsFive traps were installed in Al-Khor community, north-eastern Qatar during the outbreak season between October-November, 2010 and February-March, 2011. ResultsThe collection revealed that the adult female mosquitoes encountered in the gravid traps were: Ochlerotatus caspius (Pallas 1771), Anopheles stephensi (Liston 1901), Culex quinquefasciatus (Say 1823), Culex pipiens biotype molestus (Forskal 1775) (Cx. pipiens molestus), Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Giles 1901) and Ochlerotatus dorsalis (Meigen 1830). Except Cx. pipiens molestus, which was previously recorded, the other five species are reported for the first time in Qatar. Among the collected adult females, Cx. pipiens molestus was the most abundant (67.2%), followed by Culex quinquefasciatus (30.2%). The other species were present in small numbers. All of the recorded species have been collected as larval stages in the previous studies except for Ochlerotatus dorsalis which is collected as adult stage for the first time in the current study. ConclusionsThe collected species are of potential medical importance that threaten the north-eastern area of Qatar. A surveillance program is urgently required to generate a database of mosquito species in the area.
SponsorSupported by Qatar Gas company, Qatar (Project No. QUEXQG-09-05)
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectVector mosquitoes
CDC gravid traps
Ochlerotaus dorsalis
Qatar
TitleFirst report of some adult mosquitoes captured by CDC gravid traps from North-Eastern Qatar
TypeArticle
Pagination100-105
Issue Number2
Volume Number6


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