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Ecology of malaria vectors in the Americas and future direction

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992, Vol.87 Suppl 3 (suppl 3), p.371-383 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. ;ISSN: 0074-0276 ;ISSN: 1678-8060 ;EISSN: 1678-8060 ;DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761992000700064 ;PMID: 1343717

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Title:
Ecology of malaria vectors in the Americas and future direction
Author: Zimmerman, R H
Subjects: Americas ; Animals ; Anopheles - classification ; Anopheles - parasitology ; Anopheles - physiology ; Anophelines ; Ecology ; Feeding Behavior ; Humans ; Insect Bites and Stings - epidemiology ; Insect Vectors - classification ; Insect Vectors - parasitology ; Insect Vectors - physiology ; Larva ; Latin America - epidemiology ; malaria ; Malaria - epidemiology ; Malaria - transmission ; Mosquito Control ; PARASITOLOGY ; Plasmodium - isolation & purification ; Seasons ; Species Specificity ; TROPICAL MEDICINE ; United States - epidemiology
Is Part Of: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992, Vol.87 Suppl 3 (suppl 3), p.371-383
Description: The resurgence of malaria in the Americas has renewed interest in Anopheles biology. Anopheles darlingi, An. albimanus, An. nuneztovai and An. aquasalis are reconfirmed as major malaria vectors and other species are playing important roles in regional malaria transmission. Adult biting activity and larval ecology are discussed in detail. Seasonal abundance and daily biting activity of Anophelines vary considerably among species and geographically for the same species. Anopheles albimanus has the least amount of variation in biting activity over its range and An. darlingi has the greatest. All species studied are more exophilic and exophagic than endophilic and endophagic. Anopheles darlingi is more anthropophilic, endophilic and endophagic than other Anophelines. Larval studies remain more descriptive than comprehensive. Research on Anophelines is becoming more integrated and biologists are using new biochemical techniques and ecological principles to answer critical questions. This "pluralization" will help us understand species complexes, population dynamics and malaria transmission. Integrated control programs will require more regional, in-depth ecological studies.
Publisher: Brazil: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Language: English;Portuguese
Identifier: ISSN: 0074-0276
ISSN: 1678-8060
EISSN: 1678-8060
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761992000700064
PMID: 1343717
Source: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

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Ecology of malaria vectors in the Americas and future direction

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. ;ISSN: 0074-0276 ;ISSN: 1678-8060 ;EISSN: 1678-8060 ;DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761992000700064 ;PMID: 1343717

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