| first record of the asian malaria vector anopheles stephensi and its possible role in the resurgence of malaria in djibouti, horn of africa. | anopheles stephensi is an important vector of urban malaria in india and the persian gulf area. its previously known geographical range includes southern asia and the arab peninsula. for the first time, we report a. stephensi from the african continent, based on collections made in djibouti, on the horn of africa, where this species' occurrence was linked to an unusual urban outbreak of plasmodium falciparum malaria, with 1228 cases reported from february to may 2013, and a second, more severe e ... | 2014 | 25004439 |