Mosquito diversity (Diptera: Culicidae) and medical importance in four Cambodian forests.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A total of 290 mosquito species are recorded in Cambodia among which 43 are known vectors of pathogens. As Cambodia is heavily affected by deforestation, a potential change in the dynamic of vector-borne diseases (VDBs) could occur through alteration of the diversity and density of sylvatic vector mosquitoes and induce an increase in their interactions with humans. Understanding mosquito diversity is therefore critical, providing valuable data for risk assessments concerning the (re)emergence of local VBDs. Consequently, this study mainly aimed to understand the spatial and temporal distribution of sylvatic mosquito populations of Cambodia by determining which factors impact on their relative abundance and presence.

Methods

A study was conducted in 12 sites from f

SUBMITTER: Rakotonirina A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10029166 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature