chasing arboviruses in vector mosquitoes at glenwood cemetery, houston, texas
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Chasing Arboviruses in Vector Mosquitoes at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas. - Trailing the life-blood of a cemetery -. By Benedict Khoo, Jenny Martinez, Dr. Jeffrey Flosi University of Houston - Downtown Scholars Academy SURP 2007. Introduction. Species of interest - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chasing Arboviruses in Vector Mosquitoes at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Texas- Trailing the life-blood of a cemetery -
By Benedict Khoo, Jenny Martinez, Dr. Jeffrey FlosiUniversity of Houston - Downtown
Scholars Academy SURP 2007
Introduction• Species of interest
• Culex quinquefasciatus (Southern House Mosquito)• Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger Mosquito)
• Arthropod-borne Virus• West Nile Virus (WNV); St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE)• Transmission: Cold-Chain of Evidence• Why are we interested?
Purpose 1: Site 1 vs. Site 2
Purpose 2: CDC vs. GRV
Purpose 3: Presence of Arboviruses
Materials• Mosquito Traps
– 2 Gravitraps (GRV) baited with grass-and-yeast-infused water– 2 CDC miniature light traps baited with dry ice (CO2)
• Other equipment and materialsMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridaySet Traps (1pm – 3pm)
(7am – 11am) Pick-Up; Process
Set Traps (1pm – 3pm)
(7am – 11am) Pick-Up; Process
VECTEST (7am – 11am)
Set-Up of Site Carrying OutVECTEST Procedures
Pick-Up of Traps Processing
ResultsTotal number of mosquitoes
– 476 mosquitoes in 4 trap nights
– 7 species, 4 genera represented
– Predominant species
Purpose 1: Site 1 vs. Site 2
Purpose 2: CDC vs. GRV
Purpose 3: Arboviruses (negative)
Conclusions Regarding Hypothesis
n = 169 n = 307
n = 58 n = 418
Collection of Adult Mosquitoes(11-12 June 2007)
Ae. fulv.-pal(1%)
Ae. albo.(2%)An. punct.
(1%)
Ae. vexans(17%)
Cx. quin.(78%)
Cx. nigri.(1%)
Collection of Adult Mosquitoes(13-14 June 2007)
Ae. albo.0.5%
An. punct.1.4%Ae. vexans
7.7%
Cx. quin.90.4%
Collection of Adult Mosquitoes(18-19 June 2007)
Cx. quin.77.5%
Ae. vexans15.8%
An. punct.0.8%
Ps. ciliata5.9%
Collection of Adult Mosquitoes(20-21 June 2007)
Cx. quin.65%
Ps. ciliata10%
Ae. vexans
25%
Climatological Data for June 2007
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Number of Adult Mosquitoes Collected(12-21 June 2007)
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DiscussionClimatological events affecting capture of adult mosquitoes
Flooding and loss of breeding sites near assigned trap locations
~ Future Work