Arbovirus vectors in municipalities with a high risk of dengue in Cauca, Southwestern Colombia

dc.contributor.authorCatalina Marceló-Díaz
dc.contributor.authorCarlos Andrés Morales
dc.contributor.authorMaría Camila Lesmes
dc.contributor.authorPatricia Fuya
dc.contributor.authorSergio Méndez-Cardona
dc.contributor.authorHoracio Cadena
dc.contributor.authorAlvaro Ávila-Díaz
dc.contributor.authorErika Santamaría
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T14:40:44Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T14:40:44Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 9
dc.description.abstractThe Culicidae family has two of the most important disease vector genus: <i>Aedes</i> spp. and <i>Culex</i> spp. Both of these are involved in the transmission of arboviruses. Here, we provide novel data for the geographical distribution of 2,383 specimens in the Culicidae family. We also report the percentage of houses infested with these vectors, and Shannon and Simpson diversity indices in three municipalities located in Cauca, Colombia. This dataset is relevant for research on vector-borne diseases because <i>Aedes</i> spp. can transmit arboviruses such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, and <i>Culex</i> spp. is a well-known vector of West Nile virus and Venezuelan equine encephalitis.
dc.identifier.doi10.46471/gigabyte.53
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.53
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/47911
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofGigabyte
dc.sourceInstituto Nacional de Salud
dc.subjectArbovirus
dc.subjectChikungunya
dc.subjectDengue fever
dc.subjectVector (molecular biology)
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectAedes
dc.subjectTransmission (telecommunications)
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectYellow fever
dc.subjectCulex
dc.titleArbovirus vectors in municipalities with a high risk of dengue in Cauca, Southwestern Colombia
dc.typearticle

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