Overlooked Oviposition on Water Surfaces: A Potential Source of Bias in Aedes aegypti Surveillance Programs

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases 2322-1984 0 0 2026 09 13 Overlooked Oviposition on Water Surfaces: A Potential Source of Bias in Aedes aegypti Surveillance Programs 2004 2004 Tahereh Asgarian Department of Vector Biology and Control of Diseases, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2026 08 22 2026 09 12 Our recent observations of Aedes aegypti oviposition behavior (1), conducted both in controlled insectary settings (Fig. 1) and natural environments in Bandar Abbas (27°11′46″N, 56°17′16″E), Iran, reveal a critical nuance that may significantly affect the accuracy of current vector surveillance programs. https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/2004 https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/download/2004/742