Urban and semi-urban mosquitoes of Mexico City: A risk for endemic mosquito-borne disease transmission

Autor: Cassandra González-Acosta, José Ordoñez-Álvarez, Gustavo Sánchez-Tejeda, Fabián Correa-Morales, Mariana Carmona-Pérez, Jesús Felipe González-Roldán, Crescencio Pérez-Rentería, José Alberto Díaz-Quiñonez, René Santos-Luna, Herón Huerta, Jorge L. Peralta-Rodríguez, María D. Mejía-Guevara, Pablo Kuri-Morales, Eduardo Dávalos-Becerril, Miguel Moreno-García
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
RNA viruses
0106 biological sciences
Life Cycles
Atmospheric Science
Hot Temperature
Mosquito Control
Endemic Diseases
ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species
Invasive Species
Marine and Aquatic Sciences
Disease Vectors
Mosquitoes
01 natural sciences
Geographical locations
Larvae
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Socioeconomics
Pathology and laboratory medicine
Climatology
Multidisciplinary
biology
Anopheles
Eukaryota
Medical microbiology
Insects
Mosquito control
Infectious Diseases
Geography
Viruses
Medicine
Pathogens
West Nile virus
Research Article
Arthropoda
Culex
Science
Climate Change
030231 tropical medicine
Lutzia
Mosquito Vectors
Aedes aegypti
Aedes Aegypti
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
Species Colonization
parasitic diseases
medicine
Animals
Cities
Culiseta
Ponds
Mexico
Mosquito-borne disease
Aedes
Flaviviruses
ved/biology
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
fungi
Organisms
Viral pathogens
Biology and Life Sciences
Microclimate
Bodies of Water
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Invertebrates
Insect Vectors
Microbial pathogens
Species Interactions
010602 entomology
Culicidae
North America
Earth Sciences
People and places
Animal Distribution
Developmental Biology
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 3, p e0212987 (2019)
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212987
Popis: Since past century, vector-borne diseases have been a major public health concern in several states of Mexico. However, Mexico City continues to be free of endemic mosquito-borne viral diseases. The city is the most important politic and economic state of Mexico and one of the most important city of Latin America. Its subtropical highland climate and high elevation (2240 masl) had historically made the occurrence of Aedes species unlikely. However, the presence of other potential disease vectors (Culex spp, Culiseta spp), and the current intermittent introductions of Aedes aegypti, have revealed that control programs must adopt routine vector surveillance in the city. In this study, we provide an updated species list from a five-years of vector surveillance performed in Mexico City. A total of 18,553 mosquito larvae were collected. Twenty-two species from genus Culex, Aedes, Culiseta, Anopheles, Lutzia and Uranotaenia were observed. Nine new mosquito records for the city were found. Ae. albopictus was recorded for the first time in Mexico City. Interestingly, a new record, Ae. epactius was the most frequent species reported. Cx. pipiens quinquefasciatus exhibited the highest number of individuals collected. We detected six areas which harbor the highest mosquito species records in the city. Cemeteries included 68.9% of our collection sites. Temporarily ponds showed the highest species diversity. We detected an increasing presence of Ae. aegypti, which was detected for three consecutive years (2015-2017), predominantly in the warmer microclimates of the city. We found a possible correlation between increasing temperature and Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus expanding range. This study provides a starting point for developing strategies related to environmental management for mosquito control. The promotion of mosquito control practices through community participation, mass media and education programmes in schools should be introduced in the city.
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