Fauna of Aedes species in the East of Mazandaran Province in line with the national Entomological surveillance of Zikavirus, Dengue and Chikungunya vectors in 2016

Background: Vector-borne diseases include more than17% of all infectious diseases that cause more than1 million deaths annually. Aedes mosquitoes transmit Chikungunya, Dengue fever, Rift Valley fever, Yellow fever, and Zika diseases. Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the fauna of Aedes mosquitoes and care and control of the main vector of zika virus, dengue fever and chikungunya.Materials and Methods: Based on the research strategies of the cities, the cities of the province were selected for introduction and placement of the Aedes mosquitoes (Behshahr, Neka, Sari and Savadkouh) in the east of the province, and by the method of installing the ovitrap, larval fishing and human baited trap May to November In 2016, insect studies and collecting samples were taken..Results: In this study, a total of 1429 mosquitoes, including 1219 larvae and 210 adult mosquitoes, were collected and identified. 68% of the adult samples and 13.5% of the larvae were from the Aedes genus.Ae (Adm.) Vexans, Ae. (Fin.) geniculatus, Ae. (Och.) Caspius and Ae. (Och.) Pulcritarsis were identified as adult and larvae among the specimens.Conclusion: The monitoring of medical entomology should be conducted annually in the mosquito activity seasons as an integrated program in the health care system of the country in order to know the arrival of the main vector mosquito of Zika, Dengue fever ,Chikungunya, Yellow fever and Rift Valley fever at the earliest time to the area and to take the necessary timely steps to Preventing their publication..

Keywords:

Aedes mosquitoes , Zika , monitoring of entomology