RT Journal Article
T1 Targeting the Risk of Diptera-Borne Zoonoses by a Sentinel Equestrian Centers Program
A1 Cazapal Monteiro, Cristiana Filipa
A1 Boso Dafonte, David
A1 Abreu Ramos, Inês
A1 Camiña García, María Mercedes
A1 Sanchís Polto, Jaime Manuel
A1 Paz Silva, Adolfo
A1 Cardoso, Luis
A1 Sánchez-Andrade Fernández, Rita
A1 Arias Vázquez, María Sol
A1 Hernández Malagón, José Ángel
K1 Culicidae
K1 Diptera-borne diseases
K1 Horses
K1 Northwestern Spain
K1 Surveillance
K1 Zoonoses
AB Diptera-borne diseases pose a major threat to global health, and their distribution is constantly changing due to climate change, globalization, and environmental changes. To improve the knowledge of dipteran species and their distribution in equine facilities, CDC-UV and oviposition traps were placed, and the dipping technique was performed in 16 equestrian centers of Northwest (NW) Spain (Galicia and Castilla y León Autonomous Communities) between July and November 2023. A questionnaire was distributed among the horse owners to obtain additional information. Four genera of culicids, Culex (51.8%), Culiseta (38.6%), Anopheles (8.4%), and Aedes/Ochlerotatus (1.2%) were identified in the equestrian centers. Culex pipiens s.l. was the most prevalent and well-distributed species (93.8% of the centers), whereas Anopheles maculipennis s.l. and An. claviger/petragnani, the anopheline species, were the most frequent (37.5% and 31.2%, respectively). The Culiseta genus was found in approximately 81.2% of the equine facilities. All genera were collected at medium and high altitudes and in Csb (warm-summer Mediterranean climate) areas. Equestrian centers from NW Spain albeit a variety of culicids with high vectorial capacity, together with an ideal environment for their breeding, the presence of vectors and hosts (humans and animals). This potential problem for global health enhances the need for entomological surveillance.
PB MDPI
YR 2025
FD 2025-07-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42499
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42499
LA eng
NO Cazapal-Monteiro, C.; Boso, D.; Abreu, I.; Camiña, M.; Sanchís, J.; Paz-Silva, A.; Cardoso, L.; Sánchez-Andrade, R.; Arias, M.S.; Hernández, J.Á. Targeting the Risk of Diptera-Borne Zoonoses by a Sentinel Equestrian Centers Program. Pathogens 2025, 14, 661. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14070661
NO This research was funded by the contracts 2025-CP017 and 2025-CP063, between USC (COPAR Research Group) and Deputación Provincial de Lugo (Área de Rural, Vicepresidencia) (Spain).
DS Minerva
RD 22 abr 2026