First record of <i>Chironomus (Chironomus) calligraphus</i> Goeldi, 1905 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Uruguay
Surveillance of the mosquito <i>Aedes aegypti</i> was carried out by the Ministerio de Salud Pública in all urban centers of Uruguay, from February 1997 to August 2010, as a strategy for dengue prevention. During this surveillance program the occurrence of Chironomidae was also assessed....
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de La Plata |
| Repository: | SEDICI (UNLP) |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/36872 |
| Online Access: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/36872 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Ciencias Naturales Uruguay Aedes aegypti Chironomidae Chironomus calligraphus Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Diptera |
| Summary: | Surveillance of the mosquito <i>Aedes aegypti</i> was carried out by the Ministerio de Salud Pública in all urban centers of Uruguay, from February 1997 to August 2010, as a strategy for dengue prevention. During this surveillance program the occurrence of Chironomidae was also assessed. <i>Chironomus (Chironomus) calligraphus</i>, was found to be sympatric with <i>Ae. aegypti</i> and <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> in a wide variety of artificial water containers in all sample locations within the 19 departments. This is the first record of <i>C. calligraphus</i> from Uruguay. |
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