Ecological and Aerospace Medical Aspects of Virus Diseases. Part II. Entomological Studies. Revised.

摘要

These entomological studies represent an effort to document environmental changes, such as habitat availability, host availability and climate, as they relate to the abundance and distribution of hematophagous Diptera. Some studies were conducted in primary and secondary forests and associated clearings which are areas of early ecological disturbance. Other studies were performed in an area of great ecological disturbance. The data show that the ecological changes have altered populations of biting insects and influence the potential and actual risk of transmission of arthropod-borne pathogens of man and domesticated animals. Topics covered include: The Man-Biting Activity of Haematophagous Diptera in a Neotropical Rain Forest Environment -- Phlebotominae, Ceratopogonidae, Tabanidae, Simuliidae, and Culicidae, and Mosquito Studies in a Lowland Cattle Producing Region.