Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in El Gharbia Governorate, Egypt: their spatial distribution, abundance and factors affecting their breeding related to the situation of lymphatic filariasis
Abdel-Hamid, Y., Mostafa, A., Allam, K., Kenawy, M. (2011). Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in El Gharbia Governorate, Egypt: their spatial distribution, abundance and factors affecting their breeding related to the situation of lymphatic filariasis. EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), 9-16. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2011.16452
Yousrya M. Abdel-Hamid; Azza A. Mostafa; Kamilia M. Allam; Mohamed A. Kenawy. "Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in El Gharbia Governorate, Egypt: their spatial distribution, abundance and factors affecting their breeding related to the situation of lymphatic filariasis". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 1, 2011, 9-16. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2011.16452
Abdel-Hamid, Y., Mostafa, A., Allam, K., Kenawy, M. (2011). 'Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in El Gharbia Governorate, Egypt: their spatial distribution, abundance and factors affecting their breeding related to the situation of lymphatic filariasis', EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), pp. 9-16. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2011.16452
Abdel-Hamid, Y., Mostafa, A., Allam, K., Kenawy, M. Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in El Gharbia Governorate, Egypt: their spatial distribution, abundance and factors affecting their breeding related to the situation of lymphatic filariasis. EKB Journal Management System, 2011; 3(1): 9-16. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2011.16452

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in El Gharbia Governorate, Egypt: their spatial distribution, abundance and factors affecting their breeding related to the situation of lymphatic filariasis

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology
Article 2, Volume 3, Issue 1, December 2011, Page 9-16  XML PDF (461.15 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbse.2011.16452
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Authors
Yousrya M. Abdel-Hamid1; Azza A. Mostafa1; Kamilia M. Allam1; Mohamed A. Kenawy2
1Research Institute of Medical Entomology1, The General Organization for Institutes and Teaching Hospitals, Ministry of Health, Dokki, Giza
2Department of Entomology2, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
Abstract
Mosquitoes were surveyed (March - May, and November 2007) in all centers of the El GharbiaGovernorate. Seven mosquito species (6 culicine and 1 anopheline) were collected. These are Culex pipiens, Cx.  perexiguus, Cx. antennatus, Cx. theileri, Ochlerotatus detritus, Culiseta longiareolata and Anopheles tenebrosus. Cx.  pipiens, the main filariasis vectorwas the most common or predominating species (ca. 45%, 15 adult/room and 86%, 63 larva/SU, P<0.01). Cx. antennatus (ca. 38%, 13 adult/room) was also common species (P<0.01). For the three common species, Cx, pipiens, Cx.  perexiguus and Cx. antennatus the relation of their larval and adult indoor densities with the environmental factors (water temperature and pH; indoor- and outdoor- temperature and RH) were examined. No infection with Wuchereria    bancrofti were found in 1493 blood sample examined. Only one Elephantiasis case was reported from El Santa center (1/ 196 examined sample).
Keywords
Mosquitoes- Distribution-Abundance- Breeding habitats- Filariasis- Wuchereria bancrofti- El Gharbia Governorate-Egypt
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