anopheles donaldi incriminated as a vector of periodic brugia malayi in grik, perak, malaysia. | studies were carried out to observe the species composition of mosquitos and to determine the vectors responsible for the transmission of filariasis in grik, perak, malaysia. a total of 2,155 mosquitos belonging to 7 genera and 30 species were collected. anopheles donaldi comprised 24.1% of the collection. twelve out of 519 an. donaldi were infected with l3 larvae of brugia malayi. the peak biting time was around 23.00-24.00 hours. the infective bites per month ranged from 0 to 6.3. | 1996 | 9185284 |
species composition of adult anopheles populations and their breeding habitats in hulu perak district, peninsular malaysia. | using the cow-baited trap (cbt) method, 1,845 anopheles mosquitos, comprising 14 species, were caught in malaria-endemic area of hulu perak district, peninsular malaysia. the two dominant species were an. barbirostris (18.59%) and an. aconitus (18.86%). anopheles maculatus, the main malaria vector, constituted 9.11% of the total number of mosquitos sampled. three hundred and seventy-seven anopheles larvae, comprising 8 species, were sampled using the north carolina biological station dipper. ano ... | 2002 | 12693589 |