title: Mosquitoes of Thule Air Base, Greenland.
abstract: Thule Air Base in western Greenland had a previously uncharacterized mosquito pest problem. Swarms of bloodfeeding mosquitoes have been reported from June to late August, but the species were unknown. We conducted a base-wide mosquito vector survey from June to July 2012. One species of mosquito, Aedes impiger, was collected and > 3,000 were processed for polymerase chain reaction-based virus surveillance. Active mosquito breeding sites were located throughout the base and surrounding valley. Two pools of mosquitoes from Thule Air Base tested positive for an Orthobunyavirus; however, DNA sequencing of the viral amplicons was not complete enough to fully identify the agent.
authors.affiliation: US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Epidemiology Consult Service, 2510 5th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, USA.
authors.forename: Will K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.affiliation: US Air Force Aerial Spray Unit, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Vienna, OH 44473, USA.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Breidenbaugh
authors.affiliation: Headquarters US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Unit 3050 Box 10, APO AE 09094.
authors.forename: Earl E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1900 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Meaghan N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Glowacki
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006116:Greenland; D008297:Male