Table 2 Aedes species, collection site, and host identified through sequencing of partial cytochrome b gene
Aedes species | Location | Host blood meal |
|---|---|---|
Ae. aegypti | Kyalami, KNP-SHI | Domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus), northern puffback (Dryoscopus gambensis) |
Ae. aurovenatus | KNP-SHI | African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) |
Ae. circumluteolus | Jozini | Cattle (Bos taurus) |
Ae. dentatus | Kyalami | Horse (Equus caballus) |
Ae. dentatus group | Benoni | Cattle (Bos taurus) |
Ae. durbanensis | Jozini | Cattle (Bos taurus), goat (Capra hircus), sheep (Ovis aries) |
Ae. eritreae/karooensis | Vulpro | Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), human (Homo sapiens) |
Ae. fowleri | Lapalala | White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), impala (Aepyceros melampus) |
Ae. hirsutus | Marakele, KNP-Mal, KNP-Sat | White rhinoceros, blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), African buffalo, impala |
Ae. leesoni/alboventralis | KNP-SHI | African buffalo, bushbuck, impala, kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) |
Ae. mcintoshi | Mnisi, Lapalala, Marakele, Vulpro | Cattle, hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), white rhinoceros, human, kudu, bushbuck, Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), blue wildebeest |
Ae. ochraceus | KNP-Sat and KNP-SHI | African buffalo, impala |
Ae. pachyurus | Benoni, Roodeplaat, Kyalami | Cattle, human, goat, common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), domestic dog (Canis lupus) |
Ae. quasiunivittatus | Boschkop, Mnisi, Lapalala, KNP-Mal | Sheep, cattle, hippopotamus, white rhinoceros |
Ae. vittatus | Mnisi, Lapalala | Cattle, human, waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) |
Aedes spp | Mnisi, Marakele | Impala |