[Results of an entomological survey of mosquitoes (diptera:Culicidae) in Hermit Islands and Wuvulu Island (Papua, New Guinea)].
An entomological survey conducted on Wuvulu Island and Maron Island, Hermit group, Papua-New Guinea, in August 1975, 1976 and 1978, shows the presence of eight mosquito species: Anopheles (C.) farauti, Aedes (S.), hebrideus, A. (F.) notoscriptus, A. (V.) lineatus, A. (L.) dasyorrhus, Culex (C.) sitiens, C. (C.) pipiens fatigans and Armigeres breinli. The potential medical significance of these mosquitoes is discussed, with reference to malaria, dengue and filariasis.
D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D009512:New Guinea
Résultats d'une enquête entomologique sur les moustiques (Diptères, Culicidae) dans les iles Hermites et sur l'île Wuvulu (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée).