Enhancing Entomological Surveillance: Real-Time Monitoring of Mosquito Activity with the VECTRACK System in Rural and Urban Areas
The VECTRACK system demonstrated strong performance in accurately distinguishing mosquitoes from non-mosquitoes, differentiating between <i>Aedes</i> and <i>Culex</i> genera, and identifying the sex of individual specimens. These promising results provide a solid foundation for the development of automated early warning systems and enhance mosquito surveillance strategies, which are critical for timely responses to potential vector-borne disease outbreaks.
Authors
- Nélia M. Guerreiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5001-4377)
- José Maurício Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7119-6280)
- Bruna R. Gouveia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7706-190X)
- Hugo Costa Osório (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6704-740X)
- Susana Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5377-4542)
- Alexandra Monteiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8538-7504)
- Manuel Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4470-2202)
Institutions
- Madeira Tecnopolo (PT)
- Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz (PT)
- Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais (PT)
- Hospital de Egas Moniz (PT)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (PT)
- Instituto de Tecnologias Interativas
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biology
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14081047
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia