incrimination of anopheles (nyssorhynchus) rangeli and an. (nys.) oswaldoi as natural vectors of plasmodium vivax in southern colombia. | malaria transmission in the southern colombian state of putumayo continues despite the absence of traditional vector species, except for the presence of anopheles darlingi near the southeastern border with the state of amazonas. in order to facilitate malaria vector incrimination in putumayo, 2445 morphologically identified anopheles females were tested for natural infection of plasmodium vivax by elisa. specimens tested included an. apicimacula (n = 2), an. benarrochi b (n = 1617), an. darlingi ... | 2006 | 17072473 |
[anopheles species present in the department of putumayo and their natural infectivity with plasmodium]. | putumayo is considered an endemic region for malaria transmission, mainly due to plasmodium vivax. the vectors in this region are anopheles darlingi , which has been found only in the municipality of puerto leguízamo, and an. rangeli and an. oswaldoi s.l. , which were recently incriminated as vectors in puerto asís. | 2013 | 23715306 |