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New Records of Culicidae Species with Medical Importance in the State of Paraíba, Brazil

Andressa de Oliveira Aragão, Hamilton Antônio de Oliveira Monteiro, Eduardo Barbosa Beserra
2017 Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology: A  

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This paper aimed to investigate the Culicidae fauna in the state of Paraíba and review the possible pathogens vector capacity of captured specimens. The catches occurred on November from day 17 to 21, 2014 in Mata do Buraquinho, João Pessoa/PB and were performed with the use of aerial insect net and an oral aspirator. There were 88 Culicidae specimens collected from the Buraquinho Forest. This is the first report of Aedes fulvithorax, A. scapularis, A. serratus, A. taeniorhynchus, Anopheles
more » ... us, Coquillettidia albicosta, C. venezuelensis, Limatus durhamii and Mansonia titillans, also genus Wyeomyia in Paraíba state. The capacity of these mosquitoes to transmit diseases, mainly arboviruses, outlines the need for epidemiological surveillance in the state.
doi:10.17265/2161-6256/2017.05.009 fatcat:x2cuvo3yejbnbhm2atq7u3ht74
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Andressa de Oliveira Aragão, Hamilton Antônio de Oliveira Monteiro, Eduardo Barbosa Beserra. "New Records of Culicidae Species with Medical Importance in the State of Paraíba, Brazil." Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology: A 7.5 (2017)