Reappearance of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Lima, Peru


Autoria(s): Andrade,Carlos Sevilla; Cáceres,Abraham G; Vaquerizo,Aldo; Ibañez-Bernal,Sergio; Cachay,Lourdes Sulca
Data(s)

01/07/2001

Resumo

We report here the reappearence of Aedes aegypti in the Rimac district, and summarize the history of this mosquito species in Peru since its first detection in 1852. On March 17 2000 were found Ae. aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in Mariscal Castilla town, Flor de Amancaes, San Juan de Amancaes, El Altillo and Santa Rosa in the Rimac district, Lima Province.

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Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.96 n.5 2001

Palavras-Chave #Aedes aegypti #Culicidae #Diptera #Lima #Peru
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journal article