| anopheline mosquitos of northwest coastal malaysia. | collections of adult anopheline mosquitos were made from a cow-baited trap in nine coastal villages located along nearly 160km of northwest peninsular malaysia. two collections, separated by 1.5 to 6 months, were made at each site. nearly 6,000 anophelines of 19 species were collected. the dominant species were anopheles peditaeniatus. an. sinensis, an. subpictus and an. lesteri paraliae. small numbers of the malaria vectors an. maculatus (at one site) and an. campestris (at four sites) were col ... | 1992 | 1488703 |
| isolation of japanese encephalitis virus from mosquitoes collected in karnataka state, india from 1985 to 1987. | detection and isolation of japanese encephalitis (je) virus using mosquito inoculation and immunofluorescence techniques were attempted from female mosquitoes collected in je endemic areas of kolar and mandya districts of karnataka state, india, from 1985 to 1987. 65,388 mosquitoes consisting of 19 species in 1541 pools were processed. of these, 18 pools showed the presence of je virus antigen. je virus was isolated from 9 pools, 3 of culex gelidus, 2 of c. tritaeniorhynchus, and one each of c. ... | 1989 | 2575809 |
| mosquito (diptera: culicidae) and predator abundance in irrigated and rain-fed rice fields in north sulawesi, indonesia. | immature mosquito species composition and abundance were studied in irrigated and rain-fed rice fields of north sulawesi, indonesia. irrigated rice fields were characterized by the prevalence of aquatic macrophytes and cyprinodont larvivorous fish, aplocheilus panchax (hamilton), but abundance per dip of most aquatic insect predators was lower than that in rain-fed rice fields. anopheles peditaeniatus (leicester), culex vishnui theobald, and culex tritaeniorhynchus giles, were dominant in both i ... | 1995 | 7616528 |
| metaphase karyotypes of anopheles of thailand and southeast asia: i. the hyrcanus group. | metaphase karyotypes of 6 species of the hyrcanus species group of the subgenus anopheles show constitutive heterochromatin variation in x and y chromosomes. anopheles peditaeniatus exhibits the most extensive variation in the size and shape of heterochromatic sex chromosomes, with 3 types of x and 5 types of y chromosomes. anopheles nitidus shows the least variation, with only 2 types of x chromosomes. anopheles sinensis and an. crawfordi each have 2 forms of metaphase karyotype in the heteroch ... | 1993 | 8468575 |
| studies on infections with the berok strain of plasmodium cynomolgi in monkeys and mosquitoes. | infections with the berok strain of plasmodium cynomolgi were induced in macaca mulatta, macaca fascicularis, macaca nemestrina, aotus lemurinus griseimembra, aotus azarae boliviensis, and saimiri boliviensis monkeys. transmission was obtained with sporozoites developing in anopheles peditaeniatus, anopheles maculatus, anopheles quadrimaculatus, anopheles culicifacies, and anopheles dirus mosquitoes. this strain of p. cynomolgi offers significant potential for a number of experimental studies. t ... | 1999 | 10219307 |
| anopheles peditaeniatus (leicester) new to the iranian mosquito fauna with notes on anopheles hyrcanus group in iran. | anopheles peditaeniatus is reported for the first time in iran. species of the hyrcanus group previously reported in iran, including an. hyrcanus, an. pseudopictus, and an. nigerrimus, are reviewed. | 2006 | 16646339 |
| revisited its2 phylogeny of anopheles (anopheles) hyrcanus group mosquitoes: reexamination of unidentified and misidentified its2 sequences. | the anopheles (anopheles) hyrcanus group of mosquitoes is very important for human health because some are malarial vector mosquitoes. despite their pathological importance, some unidentified internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) sequences have been reported from members of this group, and their phylogenetic relationships have been rarely understood. in the present study, 84 its2 sequences for the hyrcanus group members were retrieved from genbank. the detailed sequence comparison unambiguously r ... | 2007 | 17514381 |
| 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 pseudowillmori is the predominant malaria vector in motuo county, tibet autonomous region. | malaria is endemic in linzhi prefecture in the tibet autonomous region (tar), but the vector for malaria transmission had never been identified. | 2009 | 19291287 |
| malaria vectors of timor-leste. | the island of timor lies at the south-eastern edge of indonesia on the boundary of the oriental and australian faunal regions. the country of timor-leste, which occupies the eastern part of the island, is malarious, but anopheline faunal surveys and malaria vector incrimination date back to the 1960 s. over the last decade the malaria vectors of south-east asia and the south-west pacific have been intensely studied using molecular techniques that can confirm identification within complexes of is ... | 2010 | 20122278 |
| vectors and malaria transmission in deforested, rural communities in north-central vietnam. | malaria is still prevalent in rural communities of central vietnam even though, due to deforestation, the primary vector anopheles dirus is uncommon. in these situations little is known about the secondary vectors which are responsible for maintaining transmission. basic information on the identification of the species in these rural communities is required so that transmission parameters, such as ecology, behaviour and vectorial status can be assigned to the appropriate species. | 2010 | 20846447 |
| multi-gene detection and identification of mosquito-borne rna viruses using an oligonucleotide microarray. | arthropod-borne viruses are important emerging pathogens world-wide. viruses transmitted by mosquitoes, such as dengue, yellow fever, and japanese encephalitis viruses, infect hundreds of millions of people and animals each year. global surveillance of these viruses in mosquito vectors using molecular based assays is critical for prevention and control of the associated diseases. here, we report an oligonucleotide dna microarray design, termed arbochip5.1, for multi-gene detection and identifica ... | 2013 | 23967358 |
| mosquitoes of western yunnan province, china: seasonal abundance, diversity, and arbovirus associations. | the western borderland between yunnan province, china, and myanmar is characterized by a climate that facilitates year-round production of mosquitoes. numerous mosquito-transmitted viruses, including japanese encephalitis virus circulate in this area. this project was to describe seasonal patterns in mosquito species abundance and arbovirus activity in the mosquito populations. | 2013 | 24146951 |
| evaluation of a field-portable dna microarray platform and nucleic acid amplification strategies for the detection of arboviruses, arthropods, and bloodmeals. | highly multiplexed assays, such as microarrays, can benefit arbovirus surveillance by allowing researchers to screen for hundreds of targets at once. we evaluated amplification strategies and the practicality of a portable dna microarray platform to analyze virus-infected mosquitoes. the prototype microarray design used here targeted the non-structural protein 5, ribosomal rna, and cytochrome b genes for the detection of flaviviruses, mosquitoes, and bloodmeals, respectively. we identified 13 of ... | 2012 | 23249687 |
| comparative studies on the stenogamous and eurygamous behavior of eight anopheles species of the hyrcanus group (diptera: culicidae) in thailand. | establishment of laboratory colony is essential for mosquito-borne-disease research. mating behavior of stenogamous anopheles peditaeniatus and seven eurygamous species (anopheles argyropus, anopheles crawfordi, anopheles nigerrimus, anopheles nitidus, anopheles paraliae (=an. lesteri), anopheles pursati and anopheles sinensis), were investigated and compared in this study. the self-mating success of adult mosquitoes in different size cages at two density resting surface (drs) values, 3.6 and 7. ... | 2016 | 27023618 |
| genetic compatibility between anopheles lesteri from korea and anopheles paraliae from thailand. | to assess differentiation and relationships between anopheles lesteri and anopheles paraliae we established three and five iso-female lines of an. lesteri from korea and an. paraliae from thailand, respectively. these isolines were used to investigate the genetic relationships between the two taxa by crossing experiments and by comparing dna sequences of ribosomal dna second internal transcribed spacer (its2) and mitochondrial dna cytochrome c oxidase subunit i (coi) and subunit ii (coii). resul ... | 0 | 23778670 |
| seasonal abundance and potential of japanese encephalitis virus infection in mosquitoes at the nesting colony of ardeid birds, thailand. | to investigate the abundance and seasonal dynamics of mosquitoes, and to detect japanese encephalitis virus (jev) in these mosquitoes at the nesting colony of ardeid birds. | 0 | 23620839 |
| evidence to support karyotypic variation of the mosquito, anopheles peditaeniatus in thailand. | eight isoline colonies of anopheles peditaeniatus leicester (diptera: culicidae) were established from wild-caught females collected from buffalo-baited traps at 8 localities in thailand. they showed 2 types of x (x(2), x(3)) and 4 types of y (y(2), y(3), y(4), y(5)) chromosomes based on the number and amount of major block(s) of heterochromatin present in the heterochromatic arm, and were tentatively designated as forms b (x(2), x(3), y(2)), c (x(3), y(3)), d (x(3), y(4)) and e (x(2), x(3), y(5 ... | 0 | 21521137 |
| entomological investigations into an epidemic of japanese encephalitis (je) in northern districts of west bengal, india (2011-2012). | japanese encephalitis (je) is one of the most important arboviral diseases of human beings with outbreaks in many parts of southeast asia including india. we present the entomological findings of an outbreak occurred in northern part of west bengal during 2011-2012 with special emphasis on the role of je vectors in different seasons. | 0 | 25027086 |
| sampling design influences the observed dominance of culex tritaeniorhynchus: considerations for future studies of japanese encephalitis virus transmission. | mosquito sampling during japanese encephalitis virus (jev)-associated studies, particularly in india, has usually been conducted via aspirators or light traps to catch mosquitoes around cattle, which are dead-end hosts for jev. high numbers of culex tritaeniorhynchus, relative to other species, have often been caught during these studies. less frequently, studies have involved sampling outdoor resting mosquitoes. we aimed to compare the relative abundance of mosquito species between these two pr ... | 2016 | 26726881 |
| cow-baited tents are highly effective in sampling diverse anopheles malaria vectors in cambodia. | the accurate monitoring and evaluation of malaria vectors requires efficient sampling. the objective of this study was to compare methods for sampling outdoor-biting anopheles mosquitoes in cambodia. | 2016 | 27577697 |
| species composition and diversity of malaria vector breeding habitats in trincomalee district of sri lanka. | mosquito larval ecology is important in determining larval densities and species assemblage. this in turn influences malaria transmission in an area. therefore, understanding larval habitat ecology is important in designing malaria control programs. | 2015 | 26583136 |
| revised morphological identification key to the larval anopheline (diptera: culicidae) of sri lanka. | to revise morphological identification keys to the anophelines in sri lanka. | 0 | 25183086 |
| effects of microclimate condition changes due to land use and land cover changes on the survivorship of malaria vectors in china-myanmar border region. | in the past decade, developing countries have been experiencing rapid land use and land cover changes, including deforestation and cultivation of previously forested land. however, little is known about the impact of deforestation and land-use changes on the life history of malaria vectors and their effects on malaria transmission. this study examined the effects of deforestation and crop cultivation on the adult survivorship of major malaria mosquitoes, anopheles sinensis and an. minimus in the ... | 2016 | 27171475 |
| historical survey of the kdr mutations in the populations of anopheles sinensis in china in 1996-2014. | anopheles sinensis has become an important malaria vector in china. the long-term extensive utilization of pyrethroids for itns and irs for mosquito control in the last three decades has resulted in the occurrence of resistant an. sinensis populations in many regions. knockdown resistance (kdr), caused by point mutations in the vgsc gene, is one of the mechanisms that confer resistance to ddt and pyrethroids. recently, several investigations revealed the kdr occurrence in some an. sinensis popul ... | 2015 | 25888824 |
| mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene of anophelines and their association with resistance to pyrethroids - a review. | constant and extensive use of chemical insecticides has created a selection pressure and favored resistance development in many insect species worldwide. one of the most important pyrethroid resistance mechanisms is classified as target site insensitivity, due to conformational changes in the target site that impair a proper binding of the insecticide molecule. the voltage-gated sodium channel (nav) is the target of pyrethroids and ddt insecticides, used to control insects of medical, agricultur ... | 2014 | 25292318 |
| analyzing mosquito (diptera: culicidae) diversity in pakistan by dna barcoding. | although they are important disease vectors mosquito biodiversity in pakistan is poorly known. recent epidemics of dengue fever have revealed the need for more detailed understanding of the diversity and distributions of mosquito species in this region. dna barcoding improves the accuracy of mosquito inventories because morphological differences between many species are subtle, leading to misidentifications. | 2014 | 24827460 |
| species composition and population dynamics of malaria vectors in three previously ignored aquatic systems in sri lanka. | in 2015 alone there were an estimated 214 million new cases of malaria across the globe and 438,000 deaths were reported. although indigenous malaria has not been reported in sri lanka since 2012, to date 247 imported cases of malaria have been identified. knowledge of the locations, behaviour and vectorial capacity of potential malarial vectors is therefore needed to prevent future outbreaks. attention is now being focused on some previously ignored habitats. | 2016 | 27165184 |
| determination of the foraging behaviour and blood meal source of malaria vector mosquitoes in trincomalee district of sri lanka using a multiplex real time polymerase chain reaction assay. | studies of host preference patterns in blood-feeding anopheline mosquitoes are crucial to incriminating malaria vectors. however, little information is available on host preferences of anopheles mosquitoes in sri lanka. | 2016 | 27118141 |
| past and new challenges for malaria control and elimination: the role of operational research for innovation in designing interventions. | this meeting report presents the outcomes of a workshop held in bangkok on december 1st 2014, where the following challenges were discussed: the threat of resistance to artemisinin and artemisinin-based combination therapy in the greater mekong sub-region (gms) and in africa; access to treatment for most at risk and hard to reach population; insecticide resistance, residual and outdoors transmission. the role of operational research and the interactions between research institutions, national ma ... | 2015 | 26185098 |
| identification of sibling species status of anopheles culicifacies breeding in polluted water bodies in trincomalee district of sri lanka. | anopheles culicifacies s.l., the major vector of malaria in sri lanka, is known to breed in clean and clear water. however, recent findings have confirmed breeding from waste water bodies in urban and semi-urban areas. no study has been conducted to identify whether it is vector or non-vector siblings. the objective of the study was to identify the sibling species status of an. culicifacies s.l. | 2015 | 25994607 |
| evidence-based malaria control in timor leste from 2006 to 2012. | malaria has been a major public health problem in the newly established democratic republic of timor leste with over 200,000 cases being reported in 2006 and 2007. the national malaria control programme (nmcp) was established in 2003. the progress made in malaria control in timor leste is reported. | 2015 | 25890294 |
| entomological investigations on malaria vectors in some war-torn areas in the trincomalee district of sri lanka after settlement of 30-year civil disturbance. | background. malaria was an endemic problem in trincomalee district, eastern province of sri lanka. very few recent data concerning anopheles are available which transmit malaria. therefore, the aim of this study is to identify various anopheles species and the dynamics of anophelines including malaria vectors in trincomalee district for effective vector control under the current malaria elimination program embarked in the country. method. entomological surveys were conducted on a monthly basis, ... | 2015 | 25789195 |
| anopheles culicifacies breeding in polluted water bodies in trincomalee district of sri lanka. | anopheles culicifacies, the major vector of malaria in sri lanka, is known to breed in clean and clear water. the main objective of the study was to detect the breeding habitat diversity of an. culicifacies. | 2013 | 23958454 |
| host feeding patterns and preference of anopheles minimus (diptera: culicidae) in a malaria endemic area of western thailand: baseline site description. | host feeding patterns of anopheles minimus in relation to ambient environmental conditions were observed during a 2-year period at tum sua village, located in mae sot district, tak province, in western thailand, where an. minimus is found in abundance and regarded as the most predominant malaria vector species. detailed information on mosquito behavior is important for understanding the epidemiology of disease transmission and developing more effective and efficient vector control methods. | 2012 | 22676415 |
| spatio-temporal patterns of malaria infection in bhutan: a country embarking on malaria elimination. | at the verge of elimination of malaria in bhutan, this study was carried out to analyse the trend of malaria in the endemic districts of bhutan and to identify malaria clusters at the sub-districts. the findings would aid in implementing the control activities. poisson regression was performed to study the trend of malaria incidences at district level from 1994 to 2008. spatial empirical bayesian smoothing was deployed to identify clusters of malaria at the sub-district level from 2004 to 2008. | 2011 | 21496285 |
| molecular biology of insect sodium channels and pyrethroid resistance. | voltage-gated sodium channels are essential for the initiation and propagation of the action potential in neurons and other excitable cells. because of their critical roles in electrical signaling, sodium channels are targets of a variety of naturally occurring and synthetic neurotoxins, including several classes of insecticides. this review is intended to provide an update on the molecular biology of insect sodium channels and the molecular mechanism of pyrethroid resistance. although mammalian ... | 2014 | 24704279 |
| diversity and convergence of sodium channel mutations involved in resistance to pyrethroids. | pyrethroid insecticides target voltage-gated sodium channels, which are critical for electrical signaling in the nervous system. the intensive use of pyrethroids in controlling arthropod pests and disease vectors has led to many instances of pyrethroid resistance around the globe. in the past two decades, studies have identified a large number of sodium channel mutations that are associated with resistance to pyrethroids. the purpose of this review is to summarize both common and unique sodium c ... | 0 | 24019556 |
| seasonal abundance of anopheles mosquitoes and their association with meteorological factors and malaria incidence in bangladesh. | the relationship between climatic factors and mosquito abundance is very important to determine parasite activity levels and, therefore, disease risk. therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the seasonal abundance of anophelines and their association with meteorological variables and disease transmission in two malaria endemic areas of bangladesh. | 2014 | 25233890 |
| natural mortality in two filarial vectors. | little has been written about the survival of filarial mosquitos in nature, although methods are available for determining natural mortality in the field. every filarial infection in a mosquito provides some information about the number of days it has survived after infection. this can be used to determine the probability of survival of an infected mosquito population in the field. the parous rate of the vector provides another method for estimating natural mortality. several estimates of natura ... | 0 | 20604140 |
| confirmation of anopheles peditaeniatus and anopheles sundaicus as malaria vectors (diptera: culicidae) in sungai nyamuk village, sebatik island north kalimantan, indonesia using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. | anopheles mosquitoes may be incriminated as malaria vectors by observing sporozoites in their salivary glands and by testing heads or thoraces by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) to detect plasmodium species-specific circumsporozoite proteins (csp). this study tested anopheles collected in sungai nyamuk village for the presence of both plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax csp. the anopheles spp. were collected by human landing collection indoors and outdoors and by indoor and o ... | 2016 | 27838614 |
| confirmation of anopheles peditaeniatus and anopheles sundaicus as malaria vectors (diptera: culicidae) in sungai nyamuk village, sebatik island north kalimantan, indonesia using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. | anopheles mosquitoes may be incriminated as malaria vectors by observing sporozoites in their salivary glands and by testing heads or thoraces by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) to detect plasmodium species-specific circumsporozoite proteins (csp). this study tested anopheles collected in sungai nyamuk village for the presence of both plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax csp. the anopheles spp. were collected by human landing collection indoors and outdoors and by indoor and o ... | 2016 | 27330094 |
| false positivity of circumsporozoite protein (csp)-elisa in zoophilic anophelines in bangladesh. | circumsporozoite protein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (csp-elisas) are widely used for malaria vector identification throughout the world. however, several studies have reported false-positive results when using this method. the present study was conducted to estimate the frequency of false positives among anopheline species in malaria endemic areas of bangladesh. in total, 4724 anopheles females belonging to 25 species were collected and tested for plasmodium falciparum, plasmodium vivax- ... | 2013 | 23085098 |
| species composition and habitat characterization of mosquito (diptera: culicidae) larvae in semi-urban areas of dhaka, bangladesh. | mosquito larvae are purely aquatic and develop in water bodies, the type of which is more or less specific to each species. therefore, a study was carried out to identify the habitat characters of different mosquito species along with their species composition in semi-urban area of dhaka in bangladesh during the month of may and june 2012. a total of 6088 mosquito larvae belonging to 12 species (aedes aegypti, aedes albopictus, anopheles barbirostris, anopheles peditaeniatus, anopheles vagus, cu ... | 2016 | 27241953 |
| survey of new mosquito species of meghalaya, india. | a study on mosquitoes in parts of meghalaya revealed the presence of 64 species of mosquitoes under 10 genera. in monsoon (june to october) and post-monsoon (november to may) survey, 42 and 48 species of mosquitoes were detected, respectivily. higher species diversity was found at lower elevations (up to 1050 m). anopheles peditaeniatus, an. sinensis, aedes vexans, ae. nigrostriatus, ae. annandalei, culex. fuscocephala, cx. pseudovishnui, cx. murrelli, cx. brevipalpis, coquillettidia novochracea ... | 2013 | 24620578 |
| molecular phylogenetic analysis of anopheles and cellia subgenus anophelines (diptera: culicidae) in temperate and tropical regions of iran. | molecular studies on population genetics of speciation across iran have recently started. morphological and molecular studies have showed that 25 species of genus anopheles are present in the country; however, relationships between vector and non-vector species as well as compatibility of morphological characters with molecular data have not been verified. molecular phylogenetic analysis was undertaken on the anopheles and cellia subgenus members internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) sequences su ... | 2013 | 23206579 |
| scanning electron microscopy of antennal sensilla of the eight anopheles species of the hyrcanus group (diptera: culicidae) in thailand. | antennal sensilla were first investigated in the eight medically and veterinary important anopheles mosquito species (anopheles argyropus, anopheles crawfordi, anopheles nigerrimus, anopheles nitidus, anopheles paraliae (= anopheles lesteri), anopheles peditaeniatus, anopheles pursati, and anopheles sinensis) of the hyrcanus group in thailand, using scanning electron microscopy (sem). four types of sensilla, including sensilla chaetica (large and small), sensilla trichodea (sharp- and blunt-tipp ... | 2017 | 27752768 |
| scanning electron microscopy of anopheles hyrcanus group (diptera: culicidae) eggs in thailand and an ultrastructural key for species identification. | the eggs of anopheles argyropus, anopheles crawfordi, anopheles nigerrimus, anopheles nitidus, anopheles paraliae, anopheles peditaeniatus, anopheles pursati, and anopheles sinensis are described with the aid of scanning electron micrographs. comparisons of the egg structure among the eight species showed that the eggs differed with respect to the following characteristics: the deck-complete (an. argyropus, an. nigerrimus, an. paraliae, an. peditaeniatus, and an. sinensis); variable (complete, s ... | 2014 | 24337511 |
| dna barcoding for the identification of eight species members of the thai hyrcanus group and investigation of their stenogamous behavior. | eight species members of the thai hyrcanus group were identified based on the intact morphology and molecular analysis (coi barcoding, 658 bp) of f1-progenies. five iso-female lines of each species were pooled in order to establish stock colonies. a stenogamous colony of each species was investigated by making 200 and 300 newly emerged adult females and males co-habit in a 30 cm cubic cage for one week. after ovipositon, the spermathecae of females were examined for sperms. the results revealed ... | 2013 | 24161242 |
| molecular taxonomy of members of the anopheles hyrcanus group from thailand and indonesia. | during studies of malaria vectors in indonesia and thailand, several specimens identified by field staff as members of the anopheles barbirostris group (diptera: culicidae) were found to belong to the anopheles hyrcanus group, as shown by marked differences in the size of the nuclear rdna second internal transcribed spacer (its2) between the barbirostris (~1500 bp) and hyrcanus (~600 bp) groups. identification of the species concerned required a more detailed study of its2 sequences and subunit ... | 2011 | 21198713 |
| bionomics of anopheles (diptera: culicidae) in a malaria endemic region of sungai nyamuk village, sebatik island - north kalimantan, indonesia. | the bionomics of anopheles was investigated in coastal sungai nyamuk village, nunukan district, north kalimantan province from august 2010 to january 2012. mosquitoes were captured using human landing collections. a total of 5103 anopheles mosquitoes comprising 11 species were caught and 2259 adult parous females were tested by elisa for plasmodium antigen. anopheles vagus, an. sundaicus and an. subpictus were the most abundant species caught. overall, anopheles vagus were zoophilic and exophagi ... | 2017 | 28315305 |
| geographic distribution and genetic compatibility among six karyotypic forms of anopheles peditaeniatus (diptera: culicidae) in thailand. | fifty-three isolines of anopheles peditaeniatus were established from individual wild-caught females collected from cow-baited traps in 17 provinces of thailand. three types of x (x1, x2, x3) and 6 types of y (y1,y2, y3, y4, y5, y6) chromosomes were determined based on different amounts of major block(s) of heterochromatin. these sex chromosomes comprised 6 karyotypic forms designated as forms a (x3, y1), b (x1, x2, x3, y2), c (x3, y3), d (x1, x2, x3, y4), e (x1, x2, x3,y5) and f (x2, x3, y6). f ... | 2012 | 23202607 |
| molecular characterization of anopheline (diptera: culicidae) mosquitoes from eight geographical locations of sri lanka. | genus anopheles is a major mosquito group of interest in sri lanka as it includes vectors of malaria and its members exist as species complexes. taxonomy of the group is mainly based on morphological features, which are not conclusive and can be easily erased while handling the specimens. a combined effort, using morphology and dna barcoding (using the markers cytochrome c oxidase subunit i (coi) gene and internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) region, was made during the present study to recognize ... | 2017 | 28578667 |
| genetic diversity and population structure of malaria vector mosquitoes anopheles subpictus, anopheles peditaeniatus, and anopheles vagus in five districts of sri lanka. | although sri lanka is considered as a malaria-free nation, the threat of re-emergence of outbreaks still remains due to the high prevalence and abundance of malaria vectors. analysis of population genetic structure of malaria vectors is considered to be one of the vital components in implementing successful vector control programmes. the present study was conducted to determine the population genetic structure of three abundant malaria vectors; anopheles subpictus sensu lato (s.l.), anopheles pe ... | 2018 | 30029664 |
| diversity and biting patterns of anopheles species in a malaria endemic area, umphang valley, tak province, western thailand. | malaria is highly endemic in umphang valley, a district in the western edge of tak province, along the boundary with kayin state of myanmar. although there are high indigenous malaria cases in this area every year, nothing about malaria vectors and their transmission role have been investigated before this study. the objective of this work is to characterize the anopheles species diversity and trophic behavior of malaria vectors in the transmission area of umphang valley. females of anopheles mo ... | 2019 | 30439344 |