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Studies on the transmission of wesselsbron virus by Aedes (Ochlerotatus) Caballus (Theo.)
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New fleas from South Africa
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Culicine mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) recorded from the Province of Moçambique (Portuguese East Africa) and their relationship to arthropod-borne viruses
ContĂ©m quadros.1 â A survey of the literature pertaining to mosquitoes of Portuguese East Africa has disclosed records of 67 culicine species. Recent field work, in 1957 and 1959, plus access to other information, bring the known fauna to over 100. It is belived that the commonest mosquitoes in this country have now been recorded.
2 â Locality records for the various species in the Province have been used as a basis for defining specific distributions in a few major subdivisions: north of the Zambeze river, south of the Zambeze; and coastal, inland lowlands up to 200 meters elevation, and interior highlands above 200 meters.
3 â Viruses were obtained from three species of mosquito in Moçambique in 1959. These species were not known hitherto as virus carriers. In addition, a number of species are cited as known virus carriers in adjacent countries. The extent of the public health problem for which species of mosquito might be responsible has been roughly appraised in terms of its abundance and distribution.O cĂŽmputo da bibliografia referente aos mosquitos da Ăfrica Oriental Portuguesa revelou a existĂȘncia de 67 espĂ©cies de Culicini. ProspecçÔes recentes, realizadas em 1957 e em 1959 e outras fontes de informação elevaram as espĂ©cies conhecidas a mais de 100. CrĂȘ-se que os mosquitos mais vulgares nesta provĂncia estĂŁo jĂĄ todas assinaladas.
2 â As taxas locais de incidĂȘncia referentes Ă s diversas espĂ©cies existentes na provĂncia foram utilizadas como base para se estabelecerem distribuiçÔes especificas nas seguintes regiĂ”es: ao norte do Zambeze; junto ao Zambeze; ao sul do Zambeze; na zona costeira; nas zonas interiores atĂ© 200 m de altitude e nas zonas interiores acima 200 m.
3 â Foram obtidos vĂrus de 3 espĂ©cies de mosquitos em Moçambique em 1959. Estas espĂ©cies nĂŁo eram atĂ© agora conhecidas como vectores de vĂrus. SĂŁo citadas, alĂ©m dessas, algumas espĂ©cies que sĂŁo vectores conhecidos de vĂrus nos territĂłrios vizinhos. Foi sumariamente apreciado o problema de saĂșde pĂșblica resultante de cada espĂ©cie de mosquito poder ser incriminada, em relação Ă sua abundĂąncia e distribuição.1 â Le dĂ©pouillement de la bibliographie relative aux moustiques de lâAfrique Orientale Portugaise a permis de dĂ©nombrer lâexistence de 67 espĂšces de Culicini. GrĂące Ă de recentes prospections effectuĂ©s en 1957 et en 1959 et Ă lâutilisation dâautres sources de renseignements, on connait actuellement plus de cent espĂšces. On pense que les moustiques les plus communs de cette Province on tous Ă©tĂ© signalĂ©s.
2 â Les taux locaux dâincidence relatifs aux diverses espĂšces existant dans la Province on servi de base Ă lâĂ©tablissement des rĂ©partitions spĂ©cifiques entre les regions suivantes: nord du ZambĂšze, prĂšs du ZambĂšze, sud ZambĂšze, zone cĂŽtiĂšre, zone intĂ©rieure au-dessous de 200 m et zone intĂ©rieure au-dessus de 200 m.
3 â On a obtenu des vĂrus de trois espĂšces de moustiques au Moçambique em 1959. Ces espĂšces nâĂ©taient pas encore reconnues comme porteuses de vĂrus. On cite, outre celles-ci, quelques espĂšces qui sont, dans les territoires voisins, reconnues comme porteuses de vĂrus. On a sommairement recherchĂ© en suite lâincidence de chaque espĂšce de moustique sur la santĂ© publique par rapport Ă son abondance et Ă sa distribution.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio