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A morphological identification key to the mosquito disease vectors of the Pacific

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: An identification guide is provided for female adults of the mosquito groups, complexes or species that can be morphologically differentiated and that are likely to transmit arboviruses (e.g., dengue, Zika, chikungunya, Ross River and Japanese encephalitis) or parasites (e.g., Plasmodium spp. and Wuchereria bancrofti) in the Pacific Islands, countries and territories. This dichotomous key is adapted, with permissions, from a variety of text and image sources to facilitate the identification of disease vectors by individuals with limited taxonomic training including Pacific island country Vector Surveillance and Environmental Health officers, other public health officials and students.

Source: Austral Entomology

DOI: 10.1111/aen.70003

Authors: Narayan Gyawali, Tanya L. Russell, Thomas R. Burkot, Gregor J. Devine

Institutions: QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,400