title: A Mosquito Survey of the Twin-Island Caribbean Nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2010.
abstract: Adult mosquito surveys of Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) were performed in the dry season (March 16-23, 2010) in Saint Kitts, and the rainy season (October 18-25, 2010) in SKN. Biogents (BG) Sentinel Traps were set with CO₂and BG Lure in urban, rural, mangrove, and dry forest habitats. Mosquitoes were identified to species, and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was performed on potential vector species for dengue virus (DENV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV), and West Nile virus (WNV). The most abundant species during both seasons in St. Kitts were Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes taeniorhynchus, and Aedes aegypti. There were 3 new records for Saint Kitts: Aedes tortilis, Anopheles albimanus, and Culex nigripalpus. Traps were also set in Nevis. No mosquito pool tested positive for DENV, CHIKV, or WNV.
authors.affiliation: 1  Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Farm, Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.
authors.forename: Hamish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.affiliation: 1  Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Farm, Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Evanson
authors.affiliation: 1  Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Farm, Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.
authors.forename: Floyd
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Revan
authors.affiliation: 1  Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Farm, Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 1  Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, West Farm, Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.|2  College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA.|3  Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa.
authors.forename: Rosina C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Krecek
authors.affiliation: 4  Fairfax County Department of Health, Fairfax, VA 22003, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000821:virology*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019437:Saint Kitts and Nevis; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Aedes tortilis; Anopheles albimanus; Biogents Sentinel Trap; Culex nigripalpus; Saint Kitts and Nevis; mosquito survey