Mosquito Vectors of Diseases in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia

ISBN-13: 9783659641480 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 160 str.

Sallam Mohamed;Al Ahmed Azzam;Abdullah Mohamed

Opis

Jazan Province is located in southern Saudi Arabia at borders with Yemen in Arabian Peninsula. It has been introduced to mosquito borne diseases outbreaks such as malaria and Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV). The spatial distribution and ecological niche modeling of mosquito vectors was characterized using geographic information system, remote sensing and maximum entropy. Moreover, gas chromatography-mass spectrum (GC-MS) was used to establish a fast, reliable and accurate chemical identification method for wild collected mosquito vectors based on their cuticular hydrocarbons profiles.

O autorze

The author has finished his PhD at king Saud University, Saudi Arabia, through a competitive fellowship to conduct research on biogeography and develop taxonomic key of mosquitoes of Saudi Arabia. Author is a Lecturer at Ain Shams University, Egypt and is a current visiting scientist at University of Florida with Prof Philip Koehler.