Database of Sabethes and Haemagogus in Argentina: Sylvatic vectors of the yellow fever virus

CANO, MARIA EUGENIA; MARTI, G. A; BALSALOBRE, A.; MUTTIS, E.; BRUNO, EMILIANO; ROSSI, G.C.; MICIELI M.V

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC AMER

Lugar: Lanham; Año: 2021

0022-2585

Yellow fever is an endemic disease in America caused by an arbovirus that circulates in the sylvatic cycle between non-human primates and mosquitoes of the genera Sabethes and Haemagogus. The main goal of this work is to report the distribution patterns of these genera in Argentina through an updated database built from published records as well as from own sample collections. These generaare represented in Argentina by a total of 18 species distributed in 14 provinces and 10 ecoregions. The ecoregions with greatest biodiversity were Paranense Forest, Yungas, Campos and Malezales. This database will also allow generating distribution maps for these mosquito genera, and their respective species in Argentina, to establish areas with high probability of viral circulation that are an essential input for vector surveillance, as a tool for public health decision-makers.