Tire-breeding mosquitoes of public health importance along an urbanisation gradient in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Used vehicle tires are a source of mosquito vectors and a means of their introduction and expansion. With the aim of assessing the effects of urbanisation on the main mosquito vectors in temperate Argentina, the infestation levels of Aedes aegypti (L.) and Culex pipiens L. were studied in used tires...

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Autores principales: Rubio, A., Cardo, M.V., Vezzani, D.
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spelling I28-R145-paper_00740276_v106_n6_p678_Rubio_oai2024-08-16 Rubio, A. Cardo, M.V. Vezzani, D. 2011 Used vehicle tires are a source of mosquito vectors and a means of their introduction and expansion. With the aim of assessing the effects of urbanisation on the main mosquito vectors in temperate Argentina, the infestation levels of Aedes aegypti (L.) and Culex pipiens L. were studied in used tires from highly urbanised cities to low-urbanised small towns in Buenos Aires. Immatures of both species accounted for 96% of the 9,722 individuals collected; the total individuals collected represented seven species. The percentage of water-filled tires containing mosquitoes [container index (CI)] was 33% and the percentage of infested sites [site index (SI)] was 65.2%. These indexes decreased significantly from low to high urbanisation levels for both mosquito species. The relative abundance (RA) of Ae. aegypti immatures was slightly higher toward large cities, but showed no difference for Cx. pipiens. The CI of shaded tires was significantly higher than the CI of exposed tires for both mosquito species. There was no difference in RA values between shaded and sunlit tires. The CI and the SI were highest during the summer across the urbanisation levels, except for Cx. pipiens, which continued to increase during the autumn in small towns. Results related to urbanisation gradient, sunlit exposure and seasonality are discussed. Fil:Rubio, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Cardo, M.V. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Vezzani, D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00740276_v106_n6_p678_Rubio info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 2011;106(6):678-684 Aedes aegypti Artificial containers Culex pipiens Mosquito ecology Urbanisation level Used tires Aedes animal Argentina article Culex physiology population density reproduction season urbanization Aedes Animals Argentina Culex Population Density Reproduction Seasons Urbanization Aedes aegypti Culex pipiens Tire-breeding mosquitoes of public health importance along an urbanisation gradient in Buenos Aires, Argentina info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=artiaex&d=paper_00740276_v106_n6_p678_Rubio_oai
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topic Aedes aegypti
Artificial containers
Culex pipiens
Mosquito ecology
Urbanisation level
Used tires
Aedes
animal
Argentina
article
Culex
physiology
population density
reproduction
season
urbanization
Aedes
Animals
Argentina
Culex
Population Density
Reproduction
Seasons
Urbanization
Aedes aegypti
Culex pipiens
spellingShingle Aedes aegypti
Artificial containers
Culex pipiens
Mosquito ecology
Urbanisation level
Used tires
Aedes
animal
Argentina
article
Culex
physiology
population density
reproduction
season
urbanization
Aedes
Animals
Argentina
Culex
Population Density
Reproduction
Seasons
Urbanization
Aedes aegypti
Culex pipiens
Rubio, A.
Cardo, M.V.
Vezzani, D.
Tire-breeding mosquitoes of public health importance along an urbanisation gradient in Buenos Aires, Argentina
topic_facet Aedes aegypti
Artificial containers
Culex pipiens
Mosquito ecology
Urbanisation level
Used tires
Aedes
animal
Argentina
article
Culex
physiology
population density
reproduction
season
urbanization
Aedes
Animals
Argentina
Culex
Population Density
Reproduction
Seasons
Urbanization
Aedes aegypti
Culex pipiens
description Used vehicle tires are a source of mosquito vectors and a means of their introduction and expansion. With the aim of assessing the effects of urbanisation on the main mosquito vectors in temperate Argentina, the infestation levels of Aedes aegypti (L.) and Culex pipiens L. were studied in used tires from highly urbanised cities to low-urbanised small towns in Buenos Aires. Immatures of both species accounted for 96% of the 9,722 individuals collected; the total individuals collected represented seven species. The percentage of water-filled tires containing mosquitoes [container index (CI)] was 33% and the percentage of infested sites [site index (SI)] was 65.2%. These indexes decreased significantly from low to high urbanisation levels for both mosquito species. The relative abundance (RA) of Ae. aegypti immatures was slightly higher toward large cities, but showed no difference for Cx. pipiens. The CI of shaded tires was significantly higher than the CI of exposed tires for both mosquito species. There was no difference in RA values between shaded and sunlit tires. The CI and the SI were highest during the summer across the urbanisation levels, except for Cx. pipiens, which continued to increase during the autumn in small towns. Results related to urbanisation gradient, sunlit exposure and seasonality are discussed.
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title Tire-breeding mosquitoes of public health importance along an urbanisation gradient in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_short Tire-breeding mosquitoes of public health importance along an urbanisation gradient in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_full Tire-breeding mosquitoes of public health importance along an urbanisation gradient in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_fullStr Tire-breeding mosquitoes of public health importance along an urbanisation gradient in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Tire-breeding mosquitoes of public health importance along an urbanisation gradient in Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_sort tire-breeding mosquitoes of public health importance along an urbanisation gradient in buenos aires, argentina
publishDate 2011
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