Mohammed Hamish, Evanson Jessica, Revan Floyd, Lee Elise, Krecek Rosina C, Smith Joshua
1 Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Farm, Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.
2 College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Dec;31(4):360-3. doi: 10.2987/moco-31-04-360-363.1.
Adult mosquito surveys of Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) were performed in the dry season (March 16-23, 2010) in Saint Kitts, and the rainy season (October 18-25, 2010) in SKN. Biogents (BG) Sentinel Traps were set with CO₂and BG Lure in urban, rural, mangrove, and dry forest habitats. Mosquitoes were identified to species, and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was performed on potential vector species for dengue virus (DENV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV), and West Nile virus (WNV). The most abundant species during both seasons in St. Kitts were Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes taeniorhynchus, and Aedes aegypti. There were 3 new records for Saint Kitts: Aedes tortilis, Anopheles albimanus, and Culex nigripalpus. Traps were also set in Nevis. No mosquito pool tested positive for DENV, CHIKV, or WNV.
在圣基茨和尼维斯（SKN）进行了成蚊调查，其中在圣基茨的旱季（2010年3月16日至23日）以及SKN的雨季（2010年10月18日至25日）开展了调查。在城市、农村、红树林和干旱森林栖息地设置了配备二氧化碳和BG诱剂的Biogents（BG）诱蚊灯诱捕器。对捕获的蚊子进行了种类鉴定，并对登革热病毒（DENV）、基孔肯雅病毒（CHIKV）和西尼罗河病毒（WNV）的潜在病媒种类进行了逆转录聚合酶链反应检测。在圣基茨两个季节中最常见的蚊子种类为致倦库蚊、埃及伊蚊和白纹伊蚊。圣基茨有3个新记录：刺扰伊蚊、白足按蚊和黑须库蚊。在尼维斯也设置了诱捕器。没有蚊子样本检测出DENV、CHIKV或WNV呈阳性。
