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Mosquitos in the municipality of Jelenje

Mihaela Marinović ; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka
Dijana Tomić Linšak ; Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo Primorsko-goranske županije, Rijeka
Vesna Šušnić ; Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo Primorsko-goranske županije, Rijeka
Itana Bokan Vucelić ; Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo Primorsko-goranske županije, Rijeka

Sažetak

Aim: The purpose of this research was to determine abundance of the certainmosquito species and to create distribution chart of the sampled population. Methods: Theresearch was conducted by setting oviposition traps on 40 locations inside the area of theJelenje municipality. Also, larvae and adult mosquitoes were collected. Results: 29 larvaesamples of larvae were collected on 22 locations in a period from April to June 2015, so thetotal number of sampled larvae is 137. Six adult mosquitoes were collected. All determinedspecies belong to one of this genus of mosquitoes: Aedes, Anopheles, Culex and Culiseta.Determination of the type of the collected samples was conducted in the laboratory of theTeaching Institute of Public Health Primorsko-goranska County. Conclusion: Existingconditions which are necessary for the development and reproduction, with present vectorpotential of determined mosquitoes and with the possible occurrence of pathogens, canhave a significant impact on the spread of infectious diseases. Excessive number ofmosquitoes, enabled by favoring life conditions and increased migrations and merchandisetransport can become a problem for human health and it is necessary to educate the publicabout importance and ways of suppressing breeding of mosquitoes and their expansion.

Ključne riječi

culicidae; disease vectors; environmental monitoring

Hrčak ID:

152994

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/152994

Datum izdavanja:

1.3.2016.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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