Investigation on the Occurrence of Aedes Species in Borderline of Iran and Azerbaijan for Control of Arboviral Diseases
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Abstract
Background: To investigate the diversity of the genus Aedes present in the natural areas of Ardabil Province, north-west of Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out from Apr to Oct 2016 in North-western of Iran. Thirty-three areas of 10 cities which are border areas were selected randomly. The larvae were collected 2 times in each month during the seasonal activities of mosquitoes and the larvae were identified morphologically according to the appropriate identification keys.
Results: Overall, 694 larvae were collected from four counties, from which only 7.2% were Aedes larvae. Three species of Aedes were identified which include Ae. caspius, Ae. vexans and Ae. flavescens. Aedes flavescens is reported from Ardabil Province for the first time.
Conclusion: Aedes species were a high density in borderline of Iran and Azerbaijan. Therefore, the north parts of Ardabil Province are a suitable habitat for Aedes species mosquitoes. Care should be taken for vector control in the case of occurrence of any arboviruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.
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Javadian E, Abai MR, Mobedi I, Lin-ton YM, Harbach RE (2009) Distribution and ecology of mosquitoes in a focus of diro¬filariasis in northwestern Iran, with the first finding of filarial larvae in naturally infected local mosquitoes. Med Vet Entomol 23(2): 111–121.
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Shahba¬zi G, Taghipour S (2015) Fauna and the distribution of mosquitoes (Dip¬tera: Culicidae) in Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari Province, 2011–2012. J Shahrekord Univ Med Sci. 16(6): 127–138.
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Moradi-Asl E, Vatandoost H, Adham D, Emdadi D, Moosa-Kazemi H. Investigation on the Occurrence of Aedes Species in Borderline of Iran and Azerbaijan for Control of Arboviral Diseases. J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2018;13(2):191-197.
