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14 November 2018 Biodiversity Pattern of Mosquitoes in Southeastern Senegal, Epidemiological Implication in Arbovirus and Malaria Transmission
Diawo Diallo, Cheikh T. Diagne, Michaela Buenemann, Yamar Ba, Ibrahima Dia, Oumar Faye, Amadou A. Sall, Ousmane Faye, Douglas M. Watts, Scott C. Weaver, Kathryn A. Hanley, Mawlouth Diallo
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The composition, density, diversity, and temporal distribution of mosquito species and the influence of temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall on these data were investigated in 50 sites across five land cover classes (forest, savannah, barren, village, and agriculture) in southeastern Senegal. Mosquitoes were collected monthly in each site between June 2009 and March 2011, with three people collecting mosquitoes landing on their legs for one to four consecutive days. In total, 81,219 specimens, belonging to 60 species and 7 genera, were collected. The most abundant species were Aedes furcifer (Edwards) (Diptera: Culicidae) (20.7%), Ae. vittatus (Bigot) (19.5%), Ae. dalzieli (Theobald) (14.7%), and Ae. luteocephalus (Newstead) (13.7%). Ae. dalzieli, Ae. furcifer, Ae. vittatus, Ae. luteocephalus, Ae. taylori Edwards, Ae. africanus (Theobald), Ae. minutus (Theobald), Anopheles coustani Laveran, Culex quinquefasciatus Say, and Mansonia uniformis (Theobald) comprised ≥10% of the total collection, in at least one land cover. The lowest species richness and Brillouin diversity index (HB = 1.55) were observed in the forest-canopy.The urban-indoor fauna showed the highest dissimilarity with other land covers and was most similar to the urban-outdoor fauna following Jaccard and Morisita index. Mosquito abundance peaked in June and October 2009 and July and October 2010. The highest species density was recorded in October. The maximum temperature was correlated positively with mean temperature and negatively with rainfall and relative humidity. Rainfall showed a positive correlation with mosquito abundance and species density. These data will be useful for understanding the transmission of arboviruses and human malaria in the region.

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Diawo Diallo, Cheikh T. Diagne, Michaela Buenemann, Yamar Ba, Ibrahima Dia, Oumar Faye, Amadou A. Sall, Ousmane Faye, Douglas M. Watts, Scott C. Weaver, Kathryn A. Hanley, and Mawlouth Diallo "Biodiversity Pattern of Mosquitoes in Southeastern Senegal, Epidemiological Implication in Arbovirus and Malaria Transmission," Journal of Medical Entomology 56(2), 453-463, (14 November 2018). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy204
Received: 18 May 2018; Accepted: 19 October 2018; Published: 14 November 2018
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KEYWORDS
arbovirus
biodiversity
land cover class
malaria
mosquitoes
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