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SUBMITTER: Manica M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7696970 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Manica Mattia M Riello Sara S Scagnolari Carolina C Caputo Beniamino B
International journal of environmental research and public health 20201110 22
The distribution of mosquitos and their corresponding hosts is critical in public health to determine the risk of transmission for vector-borne diseases. In this pilot study conducted in the small Mediterranean island of Ventotene, a known stopover site for migratory birds, the spatio-temporal distribution of two major mosquito vectors is analyzed from the natural to urban environment. The results show that <i>Aedes albopictus</i> aggregates mostly near areas with a human presence and the urban ...[more]