A survey of tire-breeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: Considerations about a pressing issue

A survey of tire-breeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Dominican Republic: Considerations about a pressing issue

Introduction: Discarded vehicle tires represent a serious threat both to the environment and to public health as they have the potential to harbor important mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) vectors. Objective: To assess the importance of used vehicle tires as larval habitats for mosquito fauna that col...

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Main Authors: Mikel A. González, María Altagracia Rodríguez-Sosa, Yohan Enmanuel Vásquez-Bautista, Elizabeth del Carmen Rosario, Jesús Confesor Durán-Tiburcio, Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2020-09-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Subjects:
culicidae
aedes
arboviruses
tires
dominican republic
Online Access:https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/5200

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