FIRST RECORDS OF AEDES TORMENTOR AND CULEX PANOCOSSA AS A RESULT OF VECTOR SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED DURING THE CHARACTERIZATION OF FOCI OF EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS IN TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO

• Published in: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 137 - 140
• Main Authors: Ortega-Morales, Aldo I., Rodríguez-Pérez, Mario A., Morales-Avitia, Isis J., Flores-Salas, Guadalupe, Wei, Lihua, Solis-Hernández, MARIO, Rodríguez-Martínez, Luis M., Estrada-Franco, José G., Fernández-Santos, Nadia A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Mosquito Control Association 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Aedes; Animal Distribution; Animals; Aquatic insects; Culex - virology; Eastern equine encephalitis; Encephalitis; Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine - epidemiology; Encephalomyelitis, Equine - epidemiology; Encephalomyelitis, Equine - transmission; Females; Geographical distribution; Insect control; Mexico - epidemiology; Mosquito Vectors; Mosquitoes; New records; Sea level; Species diversity; Surveillance; Mexico; Mexico; Aedes tormentor; Culex panocossa; 1st records; Tamaulipas

We report the 1st records of Aedes tormentor and Culex panocossa throughout vector surveillance events carried out in putative foci of eastern equine encephalitis in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Formerly, Ae. tormentor had been reported in, at least, 2 Central American countries and Mexico. In Mexico, report...