STUDIES ON THE SPECIES COMPOSITION AND RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF MOSQUITOES OF MPIGI DISTRICT, CENTRAL UGANDA

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• Alternative Title:
  J Entomol Zool Stud
• Personal Author:
  Mayanja, Martin ; Mutebi, John-Paul ; Crabtree, Mary B. ; Ssenfuka, Fred ; Muwawu, Teddy ; Lutwama, Julius J.
• Description:
  Prediction of arboviral disease outbreaks and planning for appropriate control interventions require knowledge of the mosquito vectors involved. Although mosquito surveys have been conducted in different regions of Uganda since the mid 30's such studies have not been carried out in Mpigi District. In October 2011, we conducted mosquito collections in Mpigi district to determine species composition and relative abundance of the different species. The survey was conducted in four villages, Njeru, Ddela, Kiwumu and Nsumbain Kammengo sub-county, Mpigi district, Uganda. CDC light traps baited with dry ice (carbon dioxide) were used to capture adult mosquitoes. A total of 54,878 mosquitoes comprising 46 species from eight genera were collected. The dominant species at all sites was | Theobald (n=38,059, 69%), followed by | Theobald (n=4,265, 7.8%). The number of species collected varied from 17 in the genus | to 1 in the genus |. Of the 46 species identified, arboviruses had previously been isolated from 28 (60.9%) suggesting a high potential for arboviral transmission and/or maintenance in Mpigi District.
• Subjects:
  Article Mosquito Mpigi Species Composition Uganda
• Source:
  J Entomol Zool Stud. 2(5):317-322
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  5
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  CDC Public Access
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