Diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru and their relationship with metaxenic diseases
Introduction: Tropical Andean and Amazonian ecosystems shape the great biodiversity found in Peru. However, studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the country are scarce, resulting in an information gap regarding their diversity, ecology, distribution, and abundance. Objective: To search for...
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| author | Yuri Ayala-Sulca Carlos Carrasco-Badajoz Rina Ramírez José Iannacone |
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| description | Introduction: Tropical Andean and Amazonian ecosystems shape the great biodiversity found in Peru. However, studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the country are scarce, resulting in an information gap regarding their diversity, ecology, distribution, and abundance.
Objective: To search for documented evidence on the diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru, and to establish —in relation to species of medical relevance— their potential link with the epidemiological cycle of some metaxenic diseases.
Materials and methods: A literature review was conducted in Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and SciELO, as well as in 7 databases specialized in insect taxonomy, using specific terms and their combinations by means of Boolean operators (“AND” and “OR”). Search strategy: study types: original research articles, review articles, books, and book chapters; publication period: no initial date - June 2020; languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Results: A total of 99 studies were retrieved after the initial search, 84 in the 4 electronic databases and 15 in the specialized databases, of which 41 met the inclusion criteria. One additional record was included due to its relevance to the objective of the review. The studies included were original articles (n=28), review articles (n=6), books (n=5), book chapters (n=2), and undergraduate theses (n=1). Regarding the language of publication, 25 (59.52%) were published in English and 17 (40.48%) in Spanish.
Conclusions. In Peru, the greatest diversity of mosquito genera is found in the departments of Loreto, Huánuco, and Madre de Dios. Knowledge of the diversity of mosquitoes in Peru that have the potential to cause health issues is relatively scarce and is focused on Aedes aegypti and some species of the Anopheles and Culex genera, thus overlooking a rich diversity distributed in the Amazonian forests, high jungle, and inter-Andean valleys.
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| spelling | doaj.art-34c0a0dd9ead477f8cc92957634a29c72023-05-17T22:02:53ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina0120-00112357-38482021-09-0170310.15446/revfacmed.v70n3.92324Diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru and their relationship with metaxenic diseasesYuri Ayala-Sulca0Carlos Carrasco-Badajoz1Rina Ramírez2José Iannacone 3Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga - Faculty of Biological Sciences - Zoology Laboratory - Ayacucho - Peru. | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Molecular Evolution of Biota in Peru Research Group - Lima - Peru.Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga - Research Center for Ecosystems and Aquatic Biodiversity CI-EBACUA - Ayacucho - Peru. | Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga - Faculty of Biological Sciences - Biodiversity and Geographic Information System BioSIG Laboratory - Ayacucho - Peru.Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Molecular Evolution of Biota in Peru Research Group - Lima - Peru. | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Faculty of Biological Sciences - Lima - Peru. | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Natural History Museum - Lima - Peru.Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Ecology and Animal Biodiversity Laboratory - Lima - Peru. | Universidad Científica del Sur - Environmental Engineering Laboratory - Lima - Peru.Introduction: Tropical Andean and Amazonian ecosystems shape the great biodiversity found in Peru. However, studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the country are scarce, resulting in an information gap regarding their diversity, ecology, distribution, and abundance. Objective: To search for documented evidence on the diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru, and to establish —in relation to species of medical relevance— their potential link with the epidemiological cycle of some metaxenic diseases. Materials and methods: A literature review was conducted in Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and SciELO, as well as in 7 databases specialized in insect taxonomy, using specific terms and their combinations by means of Boolean operators (“AND” and “OR”). Search strategy: study types: original research articles, review articles, books, and book chapters; publication period: no initial date - June 2020; languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Results: A total of 99 studies were retrieved after the initial search, 84 in the 4 electronic databases and 15 in the specialized databases, of which 41 met the inclusion criteria. One additional record was included due to its relevance to the objective of the review. The studies included were original articles (n=28), review articles (n=6), books (n=5), book chapters (n=2), and undergraduate theses (n=1). Regarding the language of publication, 25 (59.52%) were published in English and 17 (40.48%) in Spanish. Conclusions. In Peru, the greatest diversity of mosquito genera is found in the departments of Loreto, Huánuco, and Madre de Dios. Knowledge of the diversity of mosquitoes in Peru that have the potential to cause health issues is relatively scarce and is focused on Aedes aegypti and some species of the Anopheles and Culex genera, thus overlooking a rich diversity distributed in the Amazonian forests, high jungle, and inter-Andean valleys. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/92324Arthropod VectorsCulicidaeInsect VectorsMosquito VectorsPeruVector Borne Diseases |
| spellingShingle | Yuri Ayala-Sulca Carlos Carrasco-Badajoz Rina Ramírez José Iannacone Diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru and their relationship with metaxenic diseases Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Arthropod Vectors Culicidae Insect Vectors Mosquito Vectors Peru Vector Borne Diseases |
| title | Diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru and their relationship with metaxenic diseases |
| title_full | Diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru and their relationship with metaxenic diseases |
| title_fullStr | Diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru and their relationship with metaxenic diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru and their relationship with metaxenic diseases |
| title_short | Diversity and distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru and their relationship with metaxenic diseases |
| title_sort | diversity and distribution of mosquitoes diptera culicidae in peru and their relationship with metaxenic diseases |
| topic | Arthropod Vectors Culicidae Insect Vectors Mosquito Vectors Peru Vector Borne Diseases |
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