Assessing insecticide susceptibility of Culex pipiens linnaeus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Aras River basin: implications for disease control.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Culex pipiens, the common house mosquito, is the main vector of important medical and veterinary diseases including West Nile fever. This disease is a neglected mosquito-borne disease in Iran, where migratory and resident birds act as the main reservoirs and human and horse act as dead-end hosts of the disease. The Aras River basin is identified as a high-risk area for West Nile fever outbreaks. Chemical vector control stands out as a key method for managing mosquito-borne diseases. So, it is necessary to evaluate the susceptibility of Cx. pipiens to insecticides recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in this region in order to control possible outbreaks of the diseases.

Methods

Specimens were collected from various mosquito larvae breeding places in f

SUBMITTER: Abbasi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844047 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature