A SURVEY OF THE MOSQUITOES OF KOSRAE STATE, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, 2016

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• Alternative Title:
  J Am Mosq Control Assoc
• Personal Author:
  ROSE, DOMINIC A. ; GODSEY, MARVIN S. ; FARAJI, ARY ; OSTRUM, ERIK M. ; SAVAGE, HARRY M.
• Description:
  In response to an outbreak of Zika virus that started in February 2016 on Kosrae Island, Kosrae State, Federated States of Micronesia, we conducted entomological investigations, including a survey to characterize the mosquito fauna on Kosrae, from November 29 to December 8, 2016. Mosquitoes were collected using several surveillance methods in order to sample all stages of the mosquito life cycle. Eggs were collected using ovicups, larvae and pupae were sampled using standard dippers, and adults were collected using aspirators and Biogents-2 Sentinel traps. All species previously recorded from Kosrae State were found in the current survey, confirming their continued presence on the island. | was detected on Lelu Island, representing a new municipal record. The collection of | represents a new species record for Kosrae, increasing the number of known taxa on this island from 6 to 7. The report herein provides updated knowledge of the mosquitoes that occur on Kosrae State, Federated States of Micronesia.
• Subjects:
  Aedes Arbovirus Article Culicidae Stegomyia Surveillance
• Source:
  J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 34(2):143-146
• Pubmed ID:
  31414080
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6693636
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Micronesia
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:63e43d5b07dd7acd2731fc84ab7a5a2e11c5c473a81530590b958e70d1cc1539
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/80782/cdc_80782_DS1.pdf
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