| [evaluation of the vectorial capacity of anopheles arabiensis (diptera:culicidae) on the island of réunion: an approach to the health risk of malaria importation in an area of eradication]. | following intensive control measures, malaria was eradicated from la réunion island (indian ocean) in 1979. however, potential vectors remain in coastal areas and, each year public health services detect some imported cases from surrounding countries. anopheles arabiensis is the only species which can be responsible for local transmission though its brief life cycle and its exophilic and zoophilic behaviour were found to be key elements in maintaining the eradication status of the disease on the ... | 1999 | 10472451 |
| [chromosomal polymorphism of populations of anopheles arabiensis (diptera: culicidae) from reunion island and cross-fertility among continental african populations]. | cytological examination of a sample of anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes from reunion island revealed the presence of an. arabiensis only. chromosomal polymorphisms were observed only for inversion 3ra, the standard homozygote form being predominant. cross-mating experiments with laboratory specimens originating from continental africa produced viable and fertile offspring with no chromosomal asynapsis observed in the f1 female progeny. there was no evidence for speciation of the reunion isla ... | 2001 | 11921546 |
| population structure of anopheles arabiensis on la réunion island, indian ocean. | anopheles arabiensis, together with anopheles gambiae sensu stricto, are the most important vectors of human malaria in sub-saharan africa. the malaria situation keeps worsening, with 1 to 3 million deaths a year, and alternative strategies are needed to decrease malaria transmission intensity. in this paper, we studied the population structure of an. arabiensis from three sample sites on the remote indian ocean island of la réunion. our results showed strong genetic structuring between an. arab ... | 2005 | 16354815 |
| field site selection: getting it right first time around. | the selection of suitable field sites for integrated control of anopheles mosquitoes using the sterile insect technique (sit) requires consideration of the full gamut of factors facing most proposed control strategies, but four criteria identify an ideal site: 1) a single malaria vector, 2) an unstructured, relatively low density target population, 3) isolation of the target population and 4) actual or potential malaria incidence. such a site can exist in a diverse range of situations or can be ... | 2009 | 19917079 |
| spatial and temporal distribution patterns of anopheles arabiensis breeding sites in la reunion island - multi-year trend analysis of historical records from 1996-2009. | abstract: | 2011 | 21708013 |
| abiotic and biotic factors associated with the presence of anopheles arabiensis immatures and their abundance in naturally occurring and man-made aquatic habitats. | anopheles arabiensis (diptera: culicidae) is a potential malaria vector commonly present at low altitudes in remote areas in reunion island. little attention has been paid to the environmental conditions driving larval development and abundance patterns in potential habitats. two field surveys were designed to determine whether factors that discriminate between aquatic habitats with and without an. arabiensis larvae also drive larval abundance, comparatively in man-made and naturally occurring h ... | 2012 | 22608179 |
| [updated inventory of mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) of the island of la réunion, indian ocean]. | a literature analysis coupled with new entomological surveys conducted between 2009 and 2012 led to changes in the list of mosquito species present on the island of la réunion. using morphological criteria, orthopodomyia arboricollis is replaced by or. reunionensis. on the basis of morphometrical and genetic criteria, culex univittatus is replaced by cx. neavei. cx. poicilipes, which was already reported missing 40 years ago, has not been found again. anopheles arabiensis is confirmed as the onl ... | 2013 | 23681758 |
| [sterile insect technique: targeted control without insecticide]. | sterile insect technique (sit) is a method of disease vector control technique that consists of releasing overwhelming numbers of sterile males. this method provides an environmentally friendly alternative to insecticides. another advantage of sit in comparison with other methods is to provide a targeted species-specific approach. in reunion island, sit has been proposed as a basis for developing a viable method of vector control against aedes albopictus and anopheles arabiensis. the technique h ... | 2012 | 22693930 |
| [malaria prevention: the general practitioners experience on the reunion island]. | malaria has been officially eradicated from the reunion island since 1979. however, a potentially active vector of the disease - anopheles arabiensis - persists on the island. the risk of resurgence is quite significant. more than 90%of the patients presenting a malarial infection in reunion island after a stay in madagascar or in the comoros had followed a chemoprophylaxis that was not in accordance with the guidelines. a survey, that included 100 general practitioners, wasconducted in the reun ... | 2012 | 22744381 |