Open AccessInvestigation on Mosquitoes Fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) and Probable Vector of West Nile Virus in Lorestan Province, Western Iran
Author(s) -
Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi,
Yadollah Etemadi,
Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat,
Hassan Vatandoost,
Hamid Mokhayeri,
Mohammad Hassan Kayedi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of arthropod-borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.493
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2322-2271
pISSN - 2322-1984
DOI - 10.18502/jad.v15i4.10504
Subject(s) - fauna , arbovirus , vector (molecular biology) , west nile virus , larva , biology , culex , veterinary medicine , mosquito control , culex pipiens , anopheles , ecology , virus , virology , malaria , medicine , biochemistry , gene , immunology , recombinant dna
Fauna and larval habitat characteristics studies on mosquitoes are important tools to identify the breeding places of the vectors and management of the control strategies. This study was done to provide data on Culicidae fauna, larval habitat characteristics and identifying potential vectors of West Nile virus in Lorestan Province, west of Iran.