Mosquito Anthropophily: implications on malaria transmission in the northern Brazilian Amazon
AUTOR(ES)
Barros, Fábio S M, Honório, Nildimar A, Arruda, Mércia E
FONTE
Neotropical Entomology
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2010-12
RESUMO
Seasonal variation of adults and larvae of anophelines was studied during 2003 and 2004 in Roraima State, located in the Northern region of Brazilian Amazon. Species diversity increased with distance of capture to human dwellings. Greater diversity was found in extradomiciliary collections than in peridomiciliary or intradomiciliary. A significant association between Anopheles darlingi Root and An. albitarsis (s.l.) Arribálzaga (Diptera: Culicidae) breeding sites and the proximity to human dwellings was observed. Malaria Sporozoite Antigen Panel Assay (VectestTM Malaria) indicated An. albitarsis s.l. as one of the local vectors in the studied area. In this study, an index to describe the anthropophilic behavior of each anopheline species is proposed.
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