Aedes serratus

Aedes serratus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Aedes
Subgenus:	Ochlerotatus
Species:	A. serratus
Binomial name
Aedes serratus (Theobald, 1901)
Synonyms
Ochlerotatus serratus(Theobald, 1901)

Aedes serratus is a species of mosquito that can spread Oropouche virus, ^[1] as well as being a potential vectors of arboviruses, such as Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, Melao virus, Ilheus virus, Rocio virus, yellow fever, Una virus, Aura virus, Wyeomyia virus, and Itupiranga virus. ^{[2] [3]} It is also known as Ochlerotatus serratus. ^[4]

See also

• Oropouche fever

References

1. "Oropouche: Causes and How It Spreads". 23 December 2024.
2. da Silva e Silva, Lucas Henrique; da Silva, Fábio Silva; Medeiros, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida; Cruz, Ana Cecília Ribeiro; da Silva, Sandro Patroca; Aragão, Andressa de Oliveira; Dias, Daniel Damous; Sena do Nascimento, Bruna Laís; Júnior, José Wilson Rosa; Vieira, Durval Bertram Rodrigues; Monteiro, Hamilton Antônio de Oliveira; Neto, Joaquim Pinto Nunes (August 2022). "Description of the mitogenome and phylogeny of Aedes spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Amazon region". Acta Tropica. 232: 106500. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106500. PMID   35584780.
3. Jones JW, Turell MJ, Sardelis MR, et al. (May 2004). "Seasonal distribution, biology, and human attraction patterns of culicine mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in a forest near Puerto Almendras, Iquitos, Peru". J. Med. Entomol. 41 (3): 349–60. doi:10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.349. PMID   15185935.
4. "Aedes (Ochlerotatus) serratus (Theobald, 1901)".