Ecological Importance of Breeding Sites in Atlantic Forest Fragments: A Focus on Culicidae Diversity with Particular Attention to Vector Species

Ecological Importance of Breeding Sites in Atlantic Forest Fragments: A Focus on Culicidae Diversity with Particular Attention to Vector Species

ABSTRACT Background: Vector distribution influences arbovirus persistence. This study examined the diversity of mosquito breeding sites in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Methods: Mosquito specimens were collected at Fazenda dos Cordeiros, Silva Jardim, Brazil. Tire, plasti...

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Main Authors: Shayenne Olsson Freitas Silva, Cecilia Ferreira de Mello, Letícia de Mattos Pavão, Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana, Jeronimo Alencar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2024-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Mosquitos
Traps
Breeding sites
Atlantic Forest remnant
Ecology
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