Integrated Approaches in Support of Taxonomic Identification of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Vector Surveillance in Spain

Ruiz-Arrondo, I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Hernández-Triana, L.M. ; Nikolova, N.I. ; Fooks, A.R. ; Oteo, J.A.

Resumen: The pandemic of Zika virus in 2016 and other arboviruses prompted La Rioja Government in Spain to implement an entomological surveillance program of mosquitoes (Diptera; Culicidae) in the region of La Rioja. The morphological identification was supported by genetic analysis using the COI (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) and the ITS2 (internal transcribed spacer 2) genes. In total, we identified 24 species arranged in 6 genera: Aedes (7 species), Anopheles (4 species), Coquillettidia (1 species), Culex (7 species), Culiseta (4 species), and Uranotaenia (1 species). Aedes sticticus and Aedes geniculatus are newly reported for La Rioja region. In total, 465 COI sequences were analyzed for Culicinae and Anophelinae and 54 ITS2 sequences for Anophelinae; all individuals identified as the same species clustered together in the Neighbor Joining trees. The levels of sequence divergence based on COI ranged between 0% and 2.62%, while the interspecific genetic divergence ranged from 3.05% to 20.07%. Within the genus Culiseta, certain specimens of Culiseta annulata, Culiseta litorea, and Culiseta subochrea were morphologically misidentified due to variation in the main diagnostic characters. The interspecific genetic divergence based on the ITS2 ranged from 0% to 2.98%. An accurate identification of mosquito vectors is the first step to establish a vector surveillance program for preventing pathogen transmission.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2662

Año: 2020

Publicado en: VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 20, 11 (2020), 831-842
ISSN: 1530-3667

Factor impacto JCR: 2.133 (2020)

Categ. JCR: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH rank: 137 / 202 = 0.678 (2020) - Q3 - T3
Categ. JCR: INFECTIOUS DISEASES rank: 77 / 92 = 0.837 (2020) - Q4 - T3

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.838 - Infectious Diseases (Q2) - Virology (Q2) - Microbiology (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Sanidad Animal (Dpto. Patología Animal)