VERTICAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT MOSQUITO SPECIES IN AN ATLANTIC FOREST FRAGMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL: ECOLOGICAL INSIGHTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

• Published in: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 41; no. 2; p. 61
• Main Authors: Silva, Shayenne Olsson Freitas, De Mello, Cecilia Ferreira, Maia, Daniele, Alencar, Jeronimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 02.06.2025
• Subjects: Animal Distribution; Animals; Brazil; Culicidae - physiology; Female; Forests; Mosquito Vectors - physiology; Public Health; Brazil; vector; Haemagogus; Atlantic Forest; Aedes; Culicidae

Mosquitoes play a significant role in transmitting several major pathogens, with Haemagogus and Aedes species receiving considerable attention because of their vectorial capacity. The spatial and temporal distributions of mosquito vectors directly influence the maintenance of arbovirus cycles in spe...