Mosquito biodiversity and mosquito-borne viruses in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the last 50 years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has experienced rapid population growth and urbanization. Urbanization is known to influence biodiversity, and there appears to be a link between the emergence of arboviruses and urban growth. Very little is known about the UAE mosquito species richness and dominant vectors. We performed a mosquito survey comparing peri-urban sites in Dubai and Al Ain to a protected, natural site in Fujairah emirate. We measured mosquito biodiversity and species composition, and screened mosquito pools for common arboviruses to measure arbovirus activity in the region.

Results

We report ten species of mosquitoes from the UAE, with highest species diversity in the natural site, a protected wadi near the eastern coast. The predomi

SUBMITTER: Camp JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6448230 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature