Environmental and social-demographic predictors of the southern house mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in New Orleans Louisiana

摘要

BackgroundUnderstanding the major predictors of disease vectors such as mosquitoes can guide the development of effective and timely strategies for mitigating vector-borne disease outbreaks. This study examined the influence of selected environmental, weather and sociodemographic factors on the spatial and temporal distribution of the southern house mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus Say in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.