Mosquito Community in Primate Animal Captivity (Tarsius sp.) and its Potential as Transmitters of Zoonotic Mosquito-Borne Diseases Sarasvathi Cecile (a*), Upik Kesumawati Hadi (a), Uus Saepuloh (b), Sela Septima (b), Syifa Alya (a), Huda Shalahudin Darusman (a,b)
a) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bogor Agricultural University, Jl. Agatis, Dramaga, Bogor,
16680, Indonesia *sarasvathicecile[at]gmail.com
b) Primate Research Center Bogor Agricultural University, Jl. Lodaya II/5, Bogor, 16151,
Indonesia
Abstract
In means of conservation, ectoparasites monitoring and surveillance especially mosquitoes in primate captivity become important. Mosquito is one of the ectoparasites which acts as a vector of various types of zoonotic diseases such as Dengue, Zika, Japanese encephalitis, Rift Valley fever, filariasis and others. This study was aimed to determine the diversity of mosquito species, their fluctuations as well as the potential of mosquitoes as Dengue virus (DENV) and another flaviviridae virus vector around the tarsier captivity in the animal conservation laboratory PSSP IPB. Mosquitoes were collected from February to April 2020 using light traps and sweep net every two hours from 06.00 pm to 06.00 am. Detection of the presence of flavivirus was done using conventional PCR while Dengue virus (DENV) was carried out using Reverse Transcriptase Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) against Aedes albopictus and Armigeres subalbatus mosquitoes. The results showed that there were 4 species of mosquitoes caught around the tarsier captivity namely Aedes albopictus, Culex quinquefasciatus, Armigeres subalbatus and Armigeres foliatus. The dominant mosquito species are Armigeres subalbatus (62.11%) and Aedes albopictus (41.61%). Detection of Aedes albopictus and Armigeres subalbatus for the presence of flaviviridae virus and Dengue virus (DENV) serotypes 1, 2, 3, 4 gave negative results. The presence of mosquitoes that have the potential to carry zoonotic disease around the tarsier captivity in PSSP IPB shows the potential for Mosquito-Borne Diseases to both tarsier and human.
