First record of Aedes vittatus in Santiago de Cuba province

Aedes vittatus, vector that transmits the yellow fever virus, dengue, zika and chikungunya, was detected for the first time in January, 2020 in the town of Ramón de las Yaguas town from Santiago de Cuba municipality, what constituted the first record in the province with the same name. This finding...

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Main Authors: Mirtha Gladys Pérez Menzies, Rosa María Castillo Quesada, Yuneisy Alfonso Herrera
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas 2022-04-01
Series:Medisan
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Online Access:http://www.medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/3624
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author Mirtha Gladys Pérez Menzies
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description Aedes vittatus, vector that transmits the yellow fever virus, dengue, zika and chikungunya, was detected for the first time in January, 2020 in the town of Ramón de las Yaguas town from Santiago de Cuba municipality, what constituted the first record in the province with the same name. This finding meant an alert for the rest of the country and led to investigate on its bioecology and vectorial competence. To such effects the present study was carried out with the objective of informing everything related to the presence of this invading species, the space distribution and breeding sites to adopt preventive and control decisions.
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spelling doaj.art-dbdc691e5c7440c689ac972efce001f52022-12-22T02:25:11ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias MédicasMedisan1029-30192022-04-012624464541154First record of Aedes vittatus in Santiago de Cuba provinceMirtha Gladys Pérez Menzies0Rosa María Castillo Quesada1Yuneisy Alfonso Herrera2Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. Santiago de CubaCentro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. Santiago de CubaCentro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. Santiago de CubaAedes vittatus, vector that transmits the yellow fever virus, dengue, zika and chikungunya, was detected for the first time in January, 2020 in the town of Ramón de las Yaguas town from Santiago de Cuba municipality, what constituted the first record in the province with the same name. This finding meant an alert for the rest of the country and led to investigate on its bioecology and vectorial competence. To such effects the present study was carried out with the objective of informing everything related to the presence of this invading species, the space distribution and breeding sites to adopt preventive and control decisions.http://www.medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/3624aedes vittatusfiebre amarillacontrol vectorialvigilancia entomológica.
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First record of Aedes vittatus in Santiago de Cuba province
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aedes vittatus
fiebre amarilla
control vectorial
vigilancia entomológica.
title First record of Aedes vittatus in Santiago de Cuba province
title_full First record of Aedes vittatus in Santiago de Cuba province
title_fullStr First record of Aedes vittatus in Santiago de Cuba province
title_full_unstemmed First record of Aedes vittatus in Santiago de Cuba province
title_short First record of Aedes vittatus in Santiago de Cuba province
title_sort first record of aedes vittatus in santiago de cuba province
topic aedes vittatus
fiebre amarilla
control vectorial
vigilancia entomológica.
url http://www.medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/3624
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