Aedes albopictus in northeast Mexico: An update on adult distribution and first report of parasitism by Ascogregarina taiwanensis

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 202-205

  Reyes Villanueva, Filiberto ^a   Garza Hernandez, Javier A ^a   Garcia Munguia, Alberto M ^b   Howard, Annabel F V ^a   Ortega Morales, Aldo I ^c   Adeleke, Monsuru A ^a,d   Rodriguez Perez, Mario A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^d OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ae. albopictus; Ae. quadrivittatus; Aedes aegypti; Ascogregarina taiwanensis; Distribution

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; ASCOGREGARINA TAIWANENSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEXICO; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PROTOZOON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; DATA COLLECTION; DENGUE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MEXICO; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884759618     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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