Entomological Research (2011) 41, p. 286 (Hwang et al.)

Heeju Hwang, SeWon Kang, ByungUn No, Dongkyu Lee, WookGyo Lee, EHyun Shin, Chan Park, UiWook Hwang, HakSun Yu, YeonSoo Han, YongSeok Lee and JiEun Jeong (2011)
Investigation on the virologic vector-borne diseases by mosquito vector in Yeongnam, Korea
Entomological Research 41 (6), 286-286
Abstract: To prevent the influx, propagation and spread of epidemic vectors (vector borne disease) that are increasing due to global warming and climate change, we kept the mosquito vectors under constant surveillance from April (2nd week) to September (3rd week), 2011 in Yeongnam area. Samples were collected at Youngdo (Busan) for Dengue fever and Yellow fever and by support of Gimcheon, Gyeongju, Ulju(Ulsan), Jinju, Hapcheon public health center for Japanese encephalitis and malaria, and also at two sites in Eulsook-do for Westnile.
A BG-sentinel trap was used to collect samples for Dengue fever and Yellow fever, whereas black light traps were used for Westnile and Japanese encephalitis. At first, mosquito vectors were classified according to a standard classification method and then identified as to whether or not each of the collected samples had the pathogens by using the Real-time PCR method.
Two species of mosquito vectors, Culex pipiens pallens and Ochlerotatus togoi were mostly collected by BG-sentinel traps. On the other hand, Aedes vexans nipponii and Anopheles sinensis were mainly collected by black light traps (until May). Since then, the number of Culex tritaeniorhynchus gradually increased and then declined in September. The largest number, a total of 12,624 mosquito vectors were collected in the Jinju region during collection. As the result of the Real-time PCR experiment to detect the pathogens, no viruses had been detected, until now. But it requires sustainable and long-term monitoring because infectious disease is expected to be spread in the long term.
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Database assignments for author(s): Dong Kyu Lee

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex tritaeniorhynchus		Korea-South
	Aedes vexans		Korea-South
	Aedes togoi		Korea-South
	Anopheles sinensis		Korea-South
	Culex pipiens		Korea-South