Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, 40 Scotts Road, Environment Building, #13-00, Singapore, 228231, Singapore.
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia.
Int J Biometeorol. 2021 Jun;65(6):963-965. doi: 10.1007/s00484-020-02059-9. Epub 2021 Jan 10.
Culex mosquitoes transmit West Nile virus (WNV). We examined the weather dependence of adult Culex activity. Maximum temperature and absolute humidity were positively associated with adult Culex activity. Our findings support the use of weather data in timing WNV vector control measures.
库蚊传播西尼罗河病毒(WNV)。我们研究了成蚊活动与天气的关系。最高温度和绝对湿度与成蚊活动呈正相关。我们的研究结果支持利用天气数据来制定西尼罗河病毒病媒介控制措施的时机。