Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Habitat Preferences in South Texas, USA
The South Texas region has a historical record of occasional dengue outbreaks. The recent introduction of chikungunya virus to the Caribbean suggests that this disease may be a concern as well. Six different cities and three field habitat types (residential, tire shops, and cemeteries) were examined...
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description | The South Texas region has a historical record of occasional dengue outbreaks. The recent introduction of chikungunya virus to the Caribbean suggests that this disease may be a concern as well. Six different cities and three field habitat types (residential, tire shops, and cemeteries) were examined for evidence of habitat and longitudinal preference of two vector species, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. A. aegypti was more prevalent in tire shop sites, while A. albopictus was more prevalent in cemetery sites. In residential sites, the relative abundance of the two species varied with longitude, with A. albopictus being more abundant near the coast, and A. aegypti being more abundant inland. There was also a temporal variation, with A. aegypti declining in frequency over time in residential sites. These results have implications for control strategies and disease risk and suggest a greater need for increased surveillance and research in the region. |
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spelling | pubmed-42595152014-12-17 Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Habitat Preferences in South Texas, USA Champion, Samantha R Vitek, Christopher J Environ Health Insights Original Research The South Texas region has a historical record of occasional dengue outbreaks. The recent introduction of chikungunya virus to the Caribbean suggests that this disease may be a concern as well. Six different cities and three field habitat types (residential, tire shops, and cemeteries) were examined for evidence of habitat and longitudinal preference of two vector species, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. A. aegypti was more prevalent in tire shop sites, while A. albopictus was more prevalent in cemetery sites. In residential sites, the relative abundance of the two species varied with longitude, with A. albopictus being more abundant near the coast, and A. aegypti being more abundant inland. There was also a temporal variation, with A. aegypti declining in frequency over time in residential sites. These results have implications for control strategies and disease risk and suggest a greater need for increased surveillance and research in the region. Libertas Academica 2014-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4259515/ /pubmed/25520559 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/EHI.S16004 Text en © 2014 the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 3.0 License. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Champion, Samantha R Vitek, Christopher J Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Habitat Preferences in South Texas, USA |
title | Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Habitat Preferences in South Texas, USA |
title_full | Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Habitat Preferences in South Texas, USA |
title_fullStr | Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Habitat Preferences in South Texas, USA |
title_full_unstemmed | Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Habitat Preferences in South Texas, USA |
title_short | Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Habitat Preferences in South Texas, USA |
title_sort | aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus habitat preferences in south texas, usa |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4259515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25520559 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/EHI.S16004 |
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