A number of human and animal diseases can be caused by viruses, which are transmitted by arthropods (e.g. arthropod-borne virus). These arthropod vectors show a growing importance in many European countries, including Romania. Globalization and climate change creates favorable conditions for several exotic pathogens to enlarge their original ranges toward temperate regions. Our research aim is to reveal mosquito species which could be potential vectors of mosquito-borne viruses (e.g. mobovirus). hi this study, we are focusing on different wet ecosystems in a metropolis with important human concentration, such as Cluj-Napoca. Using a standard collection method (gravid traps), we performed a longitudinal survey to identify and describe mosquito communities as well as to detect moboviruses occurring in the area. During our work, molecular tools were used, such as pan-PCR and cell cultures. A total number of 728 Culicidae individuals were collected, belonging to 14 different species. We found 11 vector species, which are potential transmitters of mobovirus. Nine species are reported for the first time around Cluj-Napoca, based on our results. Coquiuettidia richiardii is reported here for the first time from Transylvania. The high number of Culicidae species identified in the area of Cluj Napoca is likely to be the result of the presence of a large variety of suitable habitats. Despite the high number of specimens collected, all samples were negative to arboviruses, thus the Culicidae fauna of the area show a low significance in medical importance.
1.Babes Bolyai Univ, Ctr Syst Biol Biodivers & Bioresources, Hungarian Dept Biol & Ecol, Clinicilor 5-7, Cluj Napoca 400006, Romania 2.Babes Bolyai Univ, Fac Biol, Clinicilor 5-7, Cluj Napoca 400306, Romania 3.Babes Bolyai Univ, Fac Geol, Clinicilor 5-7, Cluj Napoca 400306, Romania 4.Romanian Acad Inst Biol, Splaiul Independentei 296, Bucharest 060031, Romania 5.Babes Bolyai Univ, Interdisciplinary Res Inst Bionanosci, Treboniu Laurian 42, Cluj Napoca 400271, Romania 6.MTA Ctr Ecol Res, Inst Ecol & Bot, Lendulet Landscape & Conservat Ecol, Alkotmany U 2-4, H-2163 Vacratot, Hungary
Recommended Citation:
Torok, Edina,Kolcsar, Levente-Peter,Popescu, Octavian,et al. Faunistic survey on Culicidae (Diptera) and their arboviruses in the area of a metropolis Cluj-Napoca, Romania[J]. NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY,2019-01-01,15(1):24-29