Mosquito Blood Meal Records from Urban Córdoba, Argentina, 2024-2026

Molecularly identified blood meal sources from mosquitoes collected over two years in urban Córdoba, Argentina. The dataset includes mosquito species, collection site, and season for each specimen, supporting analysis of host-feeding patterns. Author Octavio Giayetto published the 17.0 KB XLSX file on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling host preference and feeding patterns based on identified vertebrate host species.
• Analyzing seasonal variation in mosquito-host interactions across urban and peri-urban sites.
• Investigating the role of wild/local versus captive zoological hosts in mosquito blood-feeding ecology.
• Assessing potential vector competence for arboviruses based on mosquito species and their associated hosts.

Strengths

• Blood meal sources identified to species level using molecular techniques.
• Sampling conducted across multiple seasons over a two-year period.
• Covers both urban and peri-urban environments, including a zoological setting.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 17.0 KB file size suggests a limited number of records.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Octavio Giayetto.

Collection Method

Sampling of mosquitoes from urban and peri-urban sites, with blood meal identification via molecular techniques.

Time Range

Sampling conducted across multiple seasons over a two-year period (likely 2024-2026).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 17:33:16; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Urban and peri-urban sites in Córdoba, Argentina.