Open AccessEcology of breeding habitats of mosquito population and screening for virus of Japanese encephalitis and West Nile in the coastal area of Kerala, India
Author(s) -
R Balasubramanian,
V. Arathy Nadh,
S. Sahina
Publication year - 2021
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 - 10.4103/0972-9062.318307
Subject(s) - culex tritaeniorhynchus , japanese encephalitis , vector (molecular biology) , biology , veterinary medicine , culex , wetland , ecology , dry season , population , brackish water , arbovirus , encephalitis , virus , virology , salinity , larva , medicine , biochemistry , demography , sociology , gene , recombinant dna
Japanese encephalitis (JE) and West Nile virus (WNV) are two mosquito-borne diseases of medical and veterinary importance. Climate impacts in certain ecosystems are better understood; however, coastal brackish water ecosystems and their role in vector borne viral diseases have not been well studied. Hence, the aim of this study is to evaluate the distribution, spatial pattern as well as the screening of these mosquitoes for JE and WN virus in coastal area of Alappuzha district, Kerala, India.