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Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)
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Albania, Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Cook Islands , Cosmotropical (within the 20o C. isotherms), Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Federated States of, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zaire, Zambia
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- argenteus
- fasciatus
- calopus
- frater
- mosquito
- sugens
- taeniatus
- kounoupi
- toxorhynchus
- annulitarsis
- viridifrons
- excitans
- inexorabilis
- exagitans
- insatiabilis
- bancrofti
- elegans
- rossii
- luciensis
- nigeria
- queenslandensis
- lamberti
- canariensis
- persistans
- albopalposus
- anguste-alatus
- alboannulis
- pulcherrima
- atritarsis
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- Bohart and Ingram 1946b:6 (M*, F, P*, L*). -pdf not yet available
- Craig and Horsfall 1960:13 (E*). - pdf not yet available
- Maffi 1977:212 (distr.). - pdf not yet available
- 1762:470 (A; Culex). - pdf not yet available
- Dyar 1920i:204 (tax.).
- Patton 1933:182 (tax.).
- Barraud 1934:221 (M*, F, L*).
- Edwards 1941:128 (M*, F; biol.), 388 (P*).
- Darsie 1951:10 (P*).
- Hopkins 1952:134 (L*; biol.).
- Knight and Hull 1952:167 (M, F, L*).
- Iyengar and Menon 1955:1 (distr.).
- Horsfall 1955:476 (review).
- Teesdale 1955:711 (biol.). - pdf not yet available
- Carpenter and LaCasse 1955:261 (M*, F*, L*).
- Bohart 1956:6 (distr.).
- Mattingly 1957b:392 (tax.,biol.).
- Christophers 1960:1 (biol., anat.).
- Mattingly, Stone and Knight 1962:208 (nomencl., tax.).
- Belkin 1962a:443 (distr.).
- Belkin 1962b:8 (distr.).
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1964:246 (validation of name). - pdf not yet available
- Belkin, Heinemann and Page 1970:184 (M*, F*, P*, L*).
- Horsfall, Voorhees and Cupp 1970:1710 (E*).
- Lambrecht and Van Someren 1971:483 (distr.).
- McClelland 1971;1 (tax.)., (file size = 1485 Kb)
- Aslamkhan 1971b:147 (distr.).
- Matsuo, Yoshida and Kunou 1972:360 (E*).
- Harrison and Rattanarithikul 1973:280 (L*, first 3 instars).
- Hartberg and Craig 1973:206 (genetic tax.).
- Matsuo, Yoshida and Lien 1974:180 (E*). - pdf not yet available
- Tanaka, Saugstad and Mizusawa 1975:222 (distr.).
- Paterson, Green and Mahon 1976:252 (complex in Africa). -pdf not yet available
- Rodhain et al. 1977:279 (distr.). - pdf not yet available
- Brunhes 1977a:134 (distr.).
- Huang 1977c:292 (distr.).
- Taylor and Maffi 1978:216 (distr.).
- Huang 1979a: 2,5 (tax.); 12 (adult key); 20 (pupae key); 23 (larvae key); 38 (distr.); 41 (M*, F*, P*, L*).
- White 1980:140 (distr.). - pdf not yet available
- Ahmed 1987:187 (distr.).
- Lee et al. 1987:48 (distr.).
- Darsie and Ward 2000 16(1): 2 (distr., United States). - pdf not yet available
- Trari et al. 2002: 331 (distr., Morocco). - pdf not yet available
- Rossi and Martinez 2003: 471 (distr., Uruguay). - pdf not yet available
- Toto et al. 2003: 344 (distr., Equatorial Guinea). - pdf not yet available
- Chadee 2003: 199 (distr., Trinidad and Tobago).
- Pena, Gonzalvez and Chadee 2003: 209 (distr., Dominican Republic). - pdf not yet available
- Huang 2004: 13 (tax.); 23 (adult key); 58 (M*, F*), 112 (distr.).
- Carpintero and Leguizamon 2004: 501 (distr., Argentina). - pdf not yet available
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Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Diptera > Culicidae > Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti
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In association with man, aegypti will use any and all natural and artifical containers. Away from urban areas the species tends to favor pools in river beds, tree stumps, tree holes and natural containers. Females are primarily day biters and readily enter buildings to feed. They have also been taken in lesser numbers at night (Christophers 1960).
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Primary vector of dengue and yellow fever (Christophers 1960).
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The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, and yellow fever viruses, and other diseases. The mosquito can be recognized by white markings on its legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the thorax. The mosquito originated in Africa,[2] but is now found in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.[3]
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Spread of disease and prevention[edit]
Aedes aegypti is a vector for transmitting several tropical fevers. Only the female bites for blood, which she needs to mature her eggs. To find a host, these mosquitoes are attracted to chemical compounds emitted by mammals. These compounds include ammonia, carbon dioxide, lactic acid, and octenol. Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service have studied the specific chemical structure of octenol to better understand why this chemical attracts the mosquito to its host.[4] They found the mosquito has a preference for "right-handed" (dextrorotatory) octenol molecules.
The yellow fever mosquito can also contribute to the spread of reticulum cell sarcoma among Syrian hamsters.[5]
The CDC traveler's page on preventing dengue fever suggests using mosquito repellents that contain DEET (N, N-diethylmetatoluamide, 20% to 30% concentration, but not more). It also suggests:
- Although Aedes aegypti mosquitoes most commonly bite at dusk and dawn, indoors, in shady areas, or when the weather is cloudy, "they can bite and spread infection all year long and at any time of day."[6][7]
- The mosquitoes prefer to breed in areas of stagnant water, such as flower vases, uncovered barrels, buckets, and discarded tires, but the most dangerous areas are wet shower floors and toilet tanks, as they allow the mosquitos to breed in the residence. Research has shown that certain chemicals emanating from bacteria in water containers stimulate the female mosquitoes to lay their eggs. They are particularly motivated to lay eggs in water containers that have the correct amounts of specific fatty acids associated with bacteria involved in the degradation of leaves and other organic matter in water. The chemicals associated with the microbial stew are far more stimulating to discerning female mosquitoes than plain or filtered water in which the bacteria once lived.[8]
- Wear long-sleeved clothing and long trousers when outdoors during the day and evening
- Spray permethrin or DEET repellents on clothing, as mosquitos may bite through thin clothing
- Use mosquito netting over the bed if the bedroom is not air conditioned or screened, and for additional protection, treat the mosquito netting with the insecticide permethrin
- Spray permethrin or a similar insecticide in the bedroom before retiring
Mosquito control is currently the best method for disease prevention. This primarily includes source reduction, pesticide spraying or "fogging", or the use of mosquito traps like the lethal ovitrap.
Although the lifespan of an adult A. aegypti is two to four weeks depending on conditions,[9] the eggs can be viable for over a year in a dry state, which allows the mosquito to re-emerge after a cold winter or dry spell.[10]
The preference for biting humans is dependent on expression of the odorant receptor AeegOr4.[11]
Genetic modification[edit]
A. aegypti is the subject of investigations that genetically modify the mosquitoes. The modified strain, known as OX513A,[12] requires the antibiotic tetracycline to develop beyond the larval stage and passes this trait onto offspring. Modified males raised in a laboratory develop normally as they are supplied with this chemical and can be released into the wild. However, their subsequent offspring will find no tetracycline in their environments and will never develop into adults.[13] An Oxford firm, Oxitec, is performing a pilot program in Juazeiro, Brazil, to test the effectiveness of these modifications in reducing disease spread.[12] A 2010 study in the Cayman Islands released of over three million OX513A mosquitoes. The wild population of mosquitoes subsequently dropped by 80%.[12]
Genomics[edit]
The genome of this species of mosquito was sequenced and analyzed by a consortium including scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (now part of the J. Craig Venter Institute), the European Bioinformatics Institute, the Broad Institute, and the University of Notre Dame, and published in 2007. The effort in sequencing its DNA was intended to provide new avenues for research into insecticides and possible genetic modification to prevent the spread of virus. This was the second mosquito species to have its genome sequenced in full (the first was Anopheles gambiae). The published data included the 1.38 billion base pairs containing the insect's estimated 15,419 protein-encoding genes. The sequence indicates the species diverged from Drosophila melanogaster (the common fruit fly) about 250 million years ago, and Anopheles gambiae and this species diverged about 150 million years ago.[14][15]
Scientific name[edit]
The species was first named (as Culex aegypti) in 1757 by Fredric Hasselquist in his treatise Iter Palaestinum.[16] Hasselquist was provided with the names and descriptions by his mentor, Carl Linnaeus. This work was later translated into German and published in 1762 as Reise nach Palästina.[17] Since the latter is an uncritical reproduction of the former, they are both considered to antedate the starting point for zoological nomenclature in 1758. Nonetheless, the name Aedes aegypti was frequently used, starting with H. G. Dyar in 1920.
To stabilise the nomenclature, a petition to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature was made by P. F. Mattingly, Alan Stone, and Kenneth L. Knight in 1962.[18] It also transpired that, although the name Aedes aegypti was universally used for the yellow fever mosquito, Linnaeus had actually described a species now known as Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius.[18] In 1964, the commission ruled in favour of the proposal, validating Linnaeus' name, and transferring it to the species for which it was in general use.[19]
The yellow fever mosquito belongs to the tribe Aedini of the dipteran family Culicidae and to the genus Aedes and subgenus Stegomyia. According to one recent analysis, the subgenus Stegomyia of the genus Aedes should be raised to the level of genus.[20] The proposed name change has been ignored by most scientists;[21] at least one scientific journal, the Journal of Medical Entomology, has officially encouraged authors dealing with aedine mosquitoes to continue to use the traditional names, unless they have particular reasons for not doing so.[22]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Neal L. Evenhuis & Samuel M. Gon III (2007). "22. Family Culicidae". In Neal L. Evenhuis. Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions (PDF). Bishop Museum. pp. 191–218. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Laurence Mousson, Catherine Dauga, Thomas Garrigues, Francis Schaffner, Marie Vazeille & Anna-Bella Failloux (August 2005). "Phylogeography of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) based on mitochondrial DNA variations". Genetics Research 86 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1017/S0016672305007627. PMID 16181519.
- ^ M. Womack (1993). "The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti". Wing Beats 5 (4): 4.
- ^ Dennis O'Brien (March 9, 2010). "ARS Study Provides a Better Understanding of How Mosquitoes Find a Host". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ Banfield, William G.; Woke, P. A.; MacKay, C. M.; Cooper, H. L. (28 May 1965). "Mosquito Transmission of a Reticulum Cell Sarcoma of Hamsters". Science 148 (3674): 1239–1240. Bibcode:1965Sci...148.1239B. doi:10.1126/science.148.3674.1239. PMID 14280009.
- ^ "Travelers' Health Outbreak Notice". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. June 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Dengue Virus: Vector And Transmission". Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Lay Your Eggs Here". Newswise, Inc. July 3, 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ Catherine Zettel & Phillip Kaufman. "Yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti". University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ Roland Mortimer. "Aedes aegypti and dengue fever". Onview.net Ltd, Microscopy-UK. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ McBride, Carolyn S.; Baier, Felix; Omondi, Aman B.; Spitzer, Sarabeth A.; Lutomiah, Joel; Sang, Rosemary; Ignell, Rickard; Vosshall, Leslie B. (12 November 2014). "Evolution of mosquito preference for humans linked to an odorant receptor". Nature 515 (7526): 222–227. doi:10.1038/nature13964.
- ^ a b c Michael Specter, "The Mosquito Solution", The New Yorker, July 9–16, 2012, page 38.
- ^ Conal Urquhart (15 July 2012). "Can GM mosquitoes rid the world of a major killer?". The Observer. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ Heather Kowalski (May 17, 2007). "Scientists at J. Craig Venter Institute publish draft genome sequence from Aedes aegypti, mosquito responsible for yellow fever, dengue fever". J. Craig Venter Institute.
- ^ Vishvanath Nene, Jennifer R. Wortman, Daniel Lawson, Brian Haas, Chinnappa Kodira et al. (June 2007). "Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector". Science 316 (5832): 1718–1723. Bibcode:2007Sci...316.1718N. doi:10.1126/science.1138878. PMC 2868357. PMID 17510324.
- ^ Hasselquist, Fredrik, Carl von Linné (1757): Iter Palæstinum, Eller, Resa til Heliga Landet, Förrättad Infrån år 1749 til 1752
- ^ Reise nach Palästina
- ^ a b P. F. Mattingly, Alan Stone & Kenneth L. Knight (1962). "Culex aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 (Insecta, Diptera); proposed validation and interpretation under the plenary powers of the species so named. Z.N.(S.) 1216" (PDF). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 19 (4): 208–219.
- ^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1964). "Culex aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 (Insecta, Diptera): validated and interpreted under the plenary powers". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 21 (4): 246–248.
- ^ John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching (2004). "Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), based on morphological characters of all life stages" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 142 (3): 289–368. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00144.x.
- ^ Andrew Polaszek (January 2006). "Two words colliding: resistance to changes in the scientific names of animals – Aedes vs Stegomyia". Trends in Parasitology 22 (1): 8–9. doi:10.1016/j.pt.2005.11.003. PMID 16300998.
- ^ "Journal of Medical Entomology Policy on Names of Aedine Mosquito Genera and Subgenera". Entomological Society of America. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
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