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<journal-id>1659-4266</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-4266</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1659-42662018000200379</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22458/urj.v10i2.2166</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Distribution and abundance of mosquito larvae in Ohafia, Abia State, Nigeria]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Distribución y abundancia de larvas de mosquitos en Ohafia, estado de Abia, Nigeria]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Egwu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Onyekachi]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ohaeri]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmelita C.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amaechi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ebube C.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ehisianya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Collins N.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University Agriculture Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Michael Okpara ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Umuahia Abia State]]></addr-line>
<country>Nigeria</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Ilorin Department of Zoology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Nigeria</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>10</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>379</fpage>
<lpage>385</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-42662018000200379&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-42662018000200379&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-42662018000200379&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Quite a number of diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes. The abundance and distribution of mosquito vectors are related to the characteristics of larval habitats. A survey of the distribution and abundance of mosquito larvae was carried out at Nkporo and Abiriba Communities of Ohafia, Abia State, Nigeria. It was carried out during the dry and wet seasons from November 2014 to June 2015. The mosquito larvae were collected using dipper and pipette method from five mosquito habitats namely ground pools (58), household containers (213), domestic run-offs (49), gutters (55) and tree holes/leaf axils (43). A total of 2 641 mosquito larvae belonging to three genera and five species were collected. These were; Culex quinquesfaciatus (40%),Aedes aegypti (22%), Aedes albopictus (17%), Anopheles gambiae (14%), and Anopheles funestus (2%), Household containers had the highest number of larvae (60 %), while tree holes/leaf axils had the least (6%). From Nkporo, 53% of the larvae were collected while 47% was from Abiriba community. Anopheles funestus was recorded only in Nkporo community. However, the abundance of mosquito larvae sampled from the different habitats in the two communities were significantly different (X2 = 166,692, df = 16, P&lt;0,05) from each other. There were also significant differences in the seasonal distribution of mosquito larvae in both dry (X2 = 56,865, df = 12, P&lt;0,05) and wet (X2 = 22,241, df = 12, P&lt;0,05) seasons in Nkporo community and dry (X2=31,776, df = 12, P&lt;0,05) season in Abiriba community. These findings are useful in knowledge expansion on the vector ecology with particular interest on the type of habitat preference, this will be helpful in larval control programs.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Una gran cantidad de enfermedades son transmitidas por mosquitos. La abundancia y distribución de mosquitos vectores están relacionadas con las características de los hábitats larvarios. Se realizó un estudio de la distribución y abundancia de larvas de mosquitos en las comunidades de Nkporo y Abiriba, Ohafia, estado de Abia, Nigeria. Se llevó a cabo durante las estaciones seca y húmeda de noviembre de 2014 a junio de 2015. Las larvas de mosquitos se recolectaron utilizando el método de cucharón y pipeta de cinco hábitats de mosquitos, a saber: piscinas molidas (58), contenedores domésticos (213), escorrentías domésticas (49), canales (55) y agujeros de árboles / axilas de hojas (43). Se recolectó un total de 2 641 larvas de mosquito pertenecientes a tres géneros y cinco especies. Éstas eran; Culex quinquesfaciatus (40%), Aedes aegypti (22%), Aedes albopictus (17%), Anopheles gambiae (14%) y Anopheles funestus (2%). Los contenedores domésticos presentaron el mayor número de larvas (60%), mientras que los agujeros de los árboles / axilas de las hojas fueron los que menos (6%). De Nkporo, el 53% de las larvas fueron recolectadas, mientras que el 47% fue de la comunidad de Abiriba. Anopheles funestus solo se registró en la comunidad de Nkporo. Sin embargo, la abundancia de larvas de mosquitos muestreados de los diferentes hábitats en las dos comunidades fue significativamente diferente (X2 = 166,692, df = 16, P&lt;0,05) entre sí. También hubo diferencias significativas en la distribución estacional de las larvas de mosquitos en las estaciones tanto secas (X2 = 56,865, df = 12, P&lt;0,05) como húmedas (X2 = 22,241, df = 12, P&lt;0,05) en la comunidad de Nkporo y secas (X2=31,776, df = 12, P&lt;0,05) en la comunidad de Abiriba. Estos hallazgos son útiles en la expansión del conocimiento sobre la ecología vectorial con especial interés en el tipo de preferencia de hábitat, esto será útil en los programas de control de larvas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Seasonal distribution]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Abundance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ohafia]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[abundancia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ohafia]]></kwd>
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