Department of Chemical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus.
Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory for Medical and Veterinary Entomology, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 21;17(4):1403. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041403.
Mosquitoes are vectors of pathogens, causing human and animal diseases. Their ability to adapt and expand worldwide increases spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Climate changes contribute in enhancing these "epidemic conditions". Understanding the effect of weather variables on mosquito seasonality and host searching activity contributes towards risk control of the mosquito-borne disease outbreaks. To enable early detection of invasive species we developed a surveillance network for both invasive and native mosquitoes at the main point of entry for the first time in Cyprus. Mosquito sampling was carried out for one year (May 2017-June 2018), at bimonthly intervals around Limassol port. Morphological and molecular identification confirmed the presence of 5 species in the study region: , , , and No invasive mosquito species were detected. The Pearson's correlation and multiple linear regression were used to compare number of sampled mosquitoes and weather variables for three most numerous species (. , and ). The population densities of the most numerous species were highest from February to April. Number of (-0.48), (-0.40) and (-0.38) specimens sampled was negatively correlated with average daily temperature. Monthly relative humidity showed positive correlation with the numbers of the species sampled, (0.66) (0.68), and (0.71). Mosquito abundance of (0.97) (0.98) was strongly correlated to seasonal precipitation as well. Our work is a stepping stone to further stimulate implementation of International Health Regulations and implementation of early warning surveillance system for detection of invasive mosquitoes, native mosquitoes and arboviruses they may transmit. A network for the surveillance of both invasive and native mosquito species at the main point of entry for the first time in Cyprus was developed. Number of mosquitoes sampled was correlated with weather factors to identify parameters that might predict mosquito activity and species distribution to the prevention of international spread of vector mosquitoes and vector-borne diseases.
蚊子是病原体的载体，会导致人类和动物疾病。它们适应和扩展全球的能力增加了蚊子传播疾病的传播。气候变化有助于增强这些“流行条件”。了解天气变量对蚊子季节性和宿主搜索活动的影响有助于控制蚊子传播疾病的爆发风险。为了能够早期发现入侵物种，我们首次在塞浦路斯的主要入境点为入侵和本地蚊子建立了一个监测网络。蚊子采样在利马索尔港周围每两个月进行一次，持续了一年（2017 年 5 月至 2018 年 6 月）。形态学和分子鉴定确认了研究区域内存在 5 种蚊子： ， ， ， 和 。未检测到入侵的蚊子物种。Pearson 相关和多元线性回归用于比较三种数量最多的蚊子（ ， 和 ）的采样蚊子数量和天气变量。数量最多的蚊子的种群密度从 2 月到 4 月最高。采集的 （-0.48）， （-0.40）和 （-0.38）标本数量与平均日温呈负相关。每月相对湿度与采样物种数量呈正相关， （0.66） （0.68）和 （0.71）。 （0.97） （0.98）的蚊子丰度也与季节性降水密切相关。我们的工作是进一步推动实施国际卫生条例和实施早期预警监测系统以检测入侵蚊子、本地蚊子和它们可能传播的虫媒病毒的重要一步。首次在塞浦路斯的主要入境点为入侵和本地蚊子建立了一个监测网络。采样蚊子的数量与天气因素相关，以确定可能预测蚊子活动和物种分布的参数，从而防止媒介蚊子和媒介传播疾病的国际传播。
