Abstract:
:The role of Anopheles funestus group in malaria transmission was investigated in Bagamoyo coastal Tanzania, in the process of characterizing the area as a malaria vaccine testing site. Mosquitoes were sampled inside houses and multiplex PCR was used to identify 649 specimens. The following species were found: A. funestus s.s. (84.3%), A. leesoni (13.6%), A. rivulorum (1.5%) and A. parensis (0.6%). Multiplex PCR of 147 blood-fed specimens showed that over half (57.1%) of the identifiable blood meals were taken from human hosts, and human blood index in A. funestus and A. leesoni was 55% and 82% respectively. Plasmodium falciparum infection rate determined by nested PCR was 11% in A. funestus s.s. Although the abundance was low, 26 specimens of A. leesoni, two of A. rivolurum and one of A. parensis were found positive for P. falciparum. The presence of four A. funestus species in Tanzania emphasizes the relevance to define precisely their spatial and temporal distribution, specific behaviour, ecology and exact role in malaria transmission.
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Acta Tropjournal_title
Acta tropicaauthors
Temu EA,Minjas JN,Tuno N,Kawada H,Takagi Mdoi
10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.04.009subject
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2007-05-01 00:00:00pages
119-25issue
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0001-706Xissn
1873-6254pii
S0001-706X(07)00103-9journal_volume
102pub_type
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