| anopheles culicifacies breeding in brackish waters in sri lanka and implications for malaria control. | anopheles culicifacies is the major vector of both falciparum and vivax malaria in sri lanka, while anopheles subpictus and certain other species function as secondary vectors. in sri lanka, an. culicifacies is present as a species complex consisting of species b and e, while an. subpictus exists as a complex of species a-d. the freshwater breeding habit of an. culicifacies is well established. in order to further characterize the breeding sites of the major malaria vectors in sri lanka, a limit ... | 2010 | 20409313 |
| multiple insecticide resistance mechanisms involving metabolic changes and insensitive target sites selected in anopheline vectors of malaria in sri lanka. | the current status of insecticide resistance and the underlying resistance mechanisms were studied in the major vector of malaria, anopheles culicifacies, and the secondary vector, anopheles subpictus in five districts (anuradhapura, kurunegala, moneragala, puttalam and trincomalee) of sri lanka. eight other anophelines, anopheles annularis, anopheles barbirostris, anopheles jamesii, anopheles nigerrimus, anopheles peditaeniatus, anopheles tessellatus, anopheles vagus and anopheles varuna from a ... | 2008 | 18755020 |
| anopheles culicifacies y-chromosome dimorphism indicates sibling species (b and e) with different malaria vector potential in sri lanka. | in sri lanka, malaria is transmitted mainly by anopheles culicifacies giles sensu lato (diptera: culicidae). in india, this nominal taxon comprises sibling species a, b, c, d and e, distinguished by their chromosome morphology. species b (identified by polytene chromosome sequence xab, 2g1 + h1) is not such an efficient vector of malaria as other members of the an. culicifacies complex in india. all specimens of an. culicifacies s.l. examined from sri lanka possess xab, 2g1 + h1 polytenes, previ ... | 2000 | 11129709 |