The distribution and species composition of medical arthropod in the Quang Binh and Ha Tinh along Ho Chi Minh road

ABSTRACT

Medical arthropod survey was conducted in April and July 2004 at five sites on Ho Chi Minh Road, included Lam Thuy commune of Le Thuy district, Xuan Trach commune of Quang Trach district, Huong Hoa commune of Tuyen Hoa district of Quang Binh province; Huong Trach commune of Huong Khe district, Son Truong commune of Huong Son district of Ha Tinh province. A total of 7094 samples of medical arthropods belonging to 124 species, 38 genus, 11 families (Pulicidae, Ixodidae, Trombiculidae, Macrochlidae, Macronyssidae, Laelaptidae, Parasitidae, Culicidae, Muscdae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae), 3 orders (Diptera, Siphonaptera & Acarina), 2 classes (Insecta & Arachnida) have been collected. These 124 arthropod species consist of three species of flea (Siphonaptera), 3 species of tick (Ixodidae), 16 species of chiggers (Trombiculidae), 11 species of mites (Gamasoidea), 33 species of fly (Brachycera), 16 species of Anophelinae and 42 species of mosquito Culicinae. At almost all sites the arthropod species having the role in disease transmission such as Xenopsylla cheopis, Leptotrombidium (L.) deliense, Orthonyssus bacoti, Aedes aegypti, Culex tritaeniorhyncus, C. quinquefasciatus, Anopheles minimus and Musca domestica have been presented.