title: Mosquito records from a hot and dry climatic area experiencing frequent outbreaks of Japanese encephalitis, Bellary district, Karnataka, India.
abstract: Mosquito species occurring in Bellary district, Karnataka, India were surveyed for Japanese encephalitis (JE) and West Nile virus (WNV) from 2001 to 2003. A total of 37 mosquito species in 6 genera were recovered from larval and adult habitats. Aedes, Anopheles and Culex were represented by 11 species each, Mansonia by 2 species, and Armigeres and Lutzia by a single species. A total of 68,506 mosquitoes belonging to 20 species were collected at dusk. Most (74.6%) were Cx. tritaeniorhynchus and occurred in 2 peaks of abundance in February (304 per man hour density [PMHD]) and October (465 PMHD). The mosquito fauna of Bellary district is not diverse, possibly because of the hot and dry climatic conditions in the area.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Virology, Department of Medical Entomology and Zoology (Japanese Encephalitis Group), New Campus, 130/1, Sus Road, Pashan, Pune 411021, India.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Kanojia
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Jamgaonkar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002980:Climate; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology*; D003710:Demography; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water