Role of Anopheles (Kerteszia) Bellator as Malaria Vector in Southeastern Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae)

Role of Anopheles (Kerteszia) Bellator as Malaria Vector in Southeastern Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae)

New research concerning Anopheles bellator in the southeast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, are reported. Adult females of this mosquito showed remarkable endophily and endophagy which was even greater than An. cruzii. The epidemiological role of this anopheline as a malaria vector is discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 1999-11, Vol.94 (6), p.715-718
Hauptverfasser: Forattini, Oswaldo Paulo, Kakitani, Iná, dos Santos, Roseli La Corte, Ueno, Helene Mariko, Kobayashi, Keilla Miki
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Anopheles
Anopheles - Kerteszia - malaria vectors
Anopheles bellator
Brazil
Culicidae
Feeding Behavior
Humans
Insect Vectors
Kerteszia
Malaria - transmission
malaria vectors
PARASITOLOGY
Plasmodium
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Urban Health
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Zusammenfassung:New research concerning Anopheles bellator in the southeast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, are reported. Adult females of this mosquito showed remarkable endophily and endophagy which was even greater than An. cruzii. The epidemiological role of this anopheline as a malaria vector is discussed.
ISSN:1678-8060
0074-0276
0074-0276
1678-8060
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02761999000600001