Systematics of Aedes Mosquitoes Project.

Abstract

The Systematics of Aedes Mosquitoes Project (SAMP), a cooperative venture between the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, conducts biosystematic research on mosquitoes of medical importance to the Army. SAMP fulfills these objectives by performing biosystematic studies on important groups of aedine vectors of arbovirsuses, thus providing information on potential vectors for the guidance of military field research teams and other governmental agencies and preparing monographs and technical papers, which summarize data on the ecology, taxonomy, and medical importance of these vectors in Africa. In addition, SAMP performs curation and research on the national collection of mosquitoes at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution. Research continues on the arbovirus vector groups of the subgenera (genus Aedes) Stegomyia (primary focus), Ochlerotatus (secondary), and Diceromyia (secondary) of the Afrotropical Region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA191115

Entities

People

  • Wayne N. Mathis

Organizations

  • Smithsonian Institution

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Africa
  • Arboviruses
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Research
  • Genitalia
  • Identification
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ivory Coast
  • Natural History
  • Rift Valley Fever
  • Rift Valleys
  • Security
  • South Africa
  • Taxonomy
  • Viruses
  • Yellow Fever

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology