Dispersal range of Simulium neavei in an onchocerciasis focus of western Uganda
- 1 March 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Medical and Veterinary Entomology
- Vol. 14 (1) , 95-99
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00221.x
Abstract
Summary: The dispersal range of the vector Simulium neavei Roubaud (Diptera: Simuliidae) was investigated in an onchocerciasis focus in Kabarole district, western Uganda, adjacent to the Itwara Forest Reserve, where the species breeds in phoretic association with the river crab Potamonautes aloysiisabaudiae (Nobili) (Decapoda: Potamonautidae). Biting rates were highest at the edge of the forest, but blood‐seeking flies were collected up to a distance of about 4 km from the forest. Entomological data did not agree with the geographical distribution of onchocerciasis, which is hyperendemic in larger distances from the forest. The possible reasons are discussed.Keywords
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