Public health significance of mosquitoes

Komarci su zbog svoje iznimne vektorske moći vrlo značajni hematofagni insekti. Njihova ekologija i biologija čini ih bitnom stavkom javnoga zdravstva. Prijenosnici su brojnih patogena koji mogu izazvati vrlo opasne bolesti poput malarije, denga groznice, encefalitisa, groznice Zapadnog Nila i mnogih drugih. Zakon o zaštiti pučanstva od zaraznih bolesti obvezuje zavode javnog zdravstva pa tako i jedinice lokalne samouprave na provođenje mjera dezinsekcije i pravovremenog suzbijanja komaraca. U mnoštvu tretmana suzbijanja, najbolje su se pokazali oni larvicidni i to na ekološki prihvatljiv i ekonomičan način pomoću Bti bakterija. U sklopu ovog rada ispitano je poznavanje stanovnika grada Osijeka i okolice o komarcima i njihovom osobnom pristupu suzbijanju i zaštite od ovih molestanata.The mosquitoes are very significant hematophagous insects due to their exceptional vector power. Because of their ecology and biology, they represent an important part of public health. They are transmitters of numerous pathogens that can cause very dangerous diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, encephalitis, West Nile fever and many others. The Law on Protection of Population against Communicable Diseases obliges public health bureaus and local selfgovernment units to enforce measures of disinfection and timely suppression of mosquitoes. In a multitude of suppressive treatments, larvicide treatments with Bti bacteria have shown as the best and environmentally-friendly and economical. We also studied the knowledge of the inhabitants of the town of Osijek and the surrounding about mosquitoes and their personal contribution to the reduction of mosquitoes and the protection of these molestants