Systematics of Aedes Mosquito Project.

Abstract

The Systematics of Aedes Mosquito 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 arboviruses. SAMP provides information on potential vectors for the guidance of military field research teams and other governmental agencies and prepares 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 mosqitoes at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution. Research continues on the arbovirus vector groups of the subgenus Stegomyia, genus Aedes, of the Afrotropical Region. (KT/AW)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200554

Entities

People

  • Wayne N. Mathis

Organizations

  • Smithsonian Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arboviruses
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Research
  • Guidance
  • Natural History
  • Taxonomy

Readers

  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology