Open AccessSeasonal variations of dengue vector mosquitoes in rural settings of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu, India
Author(s) -
Arpita Shukla,
A. Rajalakshmi,
K Subash,
S. Jayakumar,
Arul Narayanasamy,
Pradeep Srivastava,
Alex Eapen,
Jayalakshmi Krishnan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.308803
Subject(s) - vector (molecular biology) , dengue fever , culex tritaeniorhynchus , aedes albopictus , veterinary medicine , aedes , tamil , biology , aedes aegypti , anopheles , lymphatic filariasis , malaria , chikungunya , japanese encephalitis , filariasis , ecology , virology , larva , zoology , medicine , virus , helminths , encephalitis , philosophy , recombinant dna , linguistics , biochemistry , immunology , gene
Mosquitoes are vectors of several important vector-borne diseases (VBDs) like malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis (JE) and lymphatic filariasis (LF). Globally, these VBDs are of major public health concern including India. The information on vector mosquitoes from Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu state remains largely either unknown or undocumented. The present study was, therefore, undertaken to find out the seasonal variation in mosquitoes with special reference to dengue vectors in rural areas of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.