Mosquito Fauna in Municipal Parks of São Paulo City, Brazil: A Preliminary Survey

Medeiros‐Sousa, Antônio Ralph; Ceretti, Walter; Urbinatti, Paulo Roberto; Carvalho, Gabriela Ferreira; Paula, Márcia Bicudo de; Fernandes, Antônio Carlos; Matos, Marco Otavio de; Orico, Lilian Dias; Araújo, Alessandra Bergamo; Nardi, Marcello Schiavo; Marrelli, Mauro Toledo

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“…Comparison of the findings of a preliminary study (Medeiros-Sousa et al 2013) of Carmo Park and Chico Mendes Park with the data from the present study, which found nineteen taxons in Carmo Park, shows that eleven of these taxons had already been recorded and that eight were found here for the first time. The same comparison for Chico Mendes Park revealed that of the eighteen taxons identified, only six had also been found by Medeiros-Sousa et al 2013. These results show that our study has helped provide a greater understanding of culicid fauna in these green areas.…”

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“…These mosquitoes are adapted to a wide range of different breeding grounds and shelters. Because of their eclectic feeding habits, they are considered potential vectors of arboviruses, which can cause infections in humans and domestic animals, and also a source of discomfort among people who frequent these parks and the surrounding areas (Urbinatti et al 2001, Medeiros-Sousa et al 2013). An epidemiologically important species is the common urban mosquito Cx.…”

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“…The parks are in continual use for leisure purposes (Medeiros-Sousa et al 2013). Twenty-four of the more than 100 parks in the city (Moreti & Fungaro 2012) are to be found on the east side, notable among these being Carmo Park and Chico Mendes Park, which are the subject of this study.…”

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“…Various culicid species can be found in the habitats in these urban parks, where their populations are protected and can be maintained (Medeiros-Sousa et al 2013). The proximity of these hematophagous insects to the human population allows contact between humans and mosquitoes, increasing the risk of the emergence of infectious diseases, particularly those caused by arboviruses.…”

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Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna in parks in greater São Paulo, Brazil

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Municipal parks in the city of Sã o Paulo, which are used for leisure purposes, contain remnants of the flora of the Atlantic Forest, as well as lakes and springs, and are home to mammals, birds and arthropods, some of which can be vectors of disease. The eastern side of the city has the largest population in Sã o Paulo and twenty-four municipal parks. The aim of this study was to investigate Culicidae fauna in two parks on this side of the city and to determine which of the Culicidae species identified have the potential to act as bioindicators and vectors of human pathogens. Culicidae were collected monthly between March 2011 and February 2012 in Carmo Park and Chico Mendes Park with battery-powered aspirators, Shannon traps and CDC traps for adult mosquitoes, and larval dippers and suction samplers for immature mosquitoes. To confirm sample sufficiency, the EstimateS program was used to plot sample-based species accumulation curves and estimate total richness by the Jackknife 1 method. In all, 1,092 culicids from nine genera (Aedes, Anopheles, Coquillettidia, Culex, Limatus, Mansonia, Trichoprosopon, Toxorhynchites and Uranotaenia) and nineteen taxonomic units were collected in Carmo Park. Coquillettidia venezuelensis (Theobald 1912), Aedes scapularis (Rondani 1848) and Culex (Culex) spp. Linnaeus 1758 were the most abundant adults, and Culex (Melanoconion) spp. Theobald 1903 and Anopheles strodei Root 1926 the most abundant immature mosquitoes. In Chico Mendes Park 4,487 mosquitoes in six genera and eighteen taxonomic units were collected. Culex (Cux.) spp. and Ae. scapularis were the most abundant adults, and Ae. albopictus (Skuse 1984) the most abundant immature mosquitoes. The species accumulation curves in both parks were close to the asymptote, and the total richness estimate was close to the observed richness. Some culicid taxons are bioindicators of environmental conditions in the areas they inhabit. It is important to monitor native fauna in municipal parks in Sã o Paulo as various species in this study were found to have vector competence and capacity to transmit pathogens, such as arboviruses. Keywords: Diversity, culicids, mosquitoes, municipal parks.PAULA, M.B., FERNANDES, A., MEDEIROS-SOUSA, A.R., CERETTI-JUNIOR, W., CHRISTE, R.O., STROEBEL, R., PEDROSA, L., ALMEIDA, R., CARVALHO, G.C., PEREIRA, U., JACINTHO, M., NATAL, D., MARRELLI, M.T.

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“…quinquefasciatus foi a única espécie coletada, foi a mais abundante ou esteve entre as dominantes (Urbinatti et al, 2001;Taipe Lagos e Natal, 2003;Laporta et al, 2006;Morais et al, 2006;Silvério e Urbinatti, 2011;Medeiros-Sousa et al, 2013;Medeiros-Sousa, 2014 arbovírus, dentre os quais estavam DENV e YFV (Gratz, 2004). O segundo é capaz de transmitir ILHV em ambiente natural e ROCV em laboratório.…”

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