Ecological aspects of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the gallery forest of Brasília National Park, Brazil, with an emphasis on potential vectors of yellow fever

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 566 - 574
• Main Authors: Lira-Vieira, Ana Raquel, Gurgel-Gonçalves, Rodrigo, Moreira, Israel Martins, Yoshizawa, Maria Amélia Cavalcanti, Coutinho, Milton Lopes, Prado, Paulo Sousa, Souza, Jorge Lopes de, Chaib, Antônio Jesus de Melo, Moreira, João Suender, Castro, Cleudson Nery de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 01.09.2013; Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Animals; Brazil; Culicidae - classification; Culicidae - virology; Ecosystem; Flavivirus; Flavivirus - isolation & purification; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; Haemagogus; Insect Vectors - classification; Insect Vectors - virology; Mosquitoes; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Seasons; Trees; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Vector ecology; Yellow Fever - transmission; Brazil; Mosquitoes; Vector ecology; Haemagogus; Flavivirus

We analyzed the vertical and monthly distributions of culicid species in the gallery forest of Brasília National Park, with an emphasis on the potential vectors of yellow fever (YF). Between September 2010 and August 2011, mosquitoes were captured on the ground and in the canopy of the forest for fi...