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A note on the distribution of Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer/taylori, a yellow fever vector, in The Gambia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

G. R. Port ,
T. J. Wilkes  and
Joan H. Bryan
G. R. Port
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot SL5 7PY.U.K.
T. J. Wilkes
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Sussex BN1 9QG, U.K.
Joan H. Bryan
Affiliation:
MRC Laboratories, Fajara, P.O. Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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Abstract

Following the 1978 epidemic of yellow fever in The Gambia, the distribution of the potential vector, Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer/taylori group, was studied during the 1979 rainy season. Evening biting catches conducted in villages throughout the country revealed that A. furcifer/taylori was the most abundant vector biting man in the east of the country where the 1979 epidemic had its focus. Taxonomic studies showed that only A. furcifer and not A. taylori was present.

Keywords

Aedes furcifer/tayloriThe Gambiayellow fever
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Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , September 1981 , pp. 163 - 166
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Copyright © ICIPE 1981

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