Mosquito Anthropophily: implications on malaria transmission in the northern Brazilian Amazon

• Published in: Neotropical entomology Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 1039 - 1043
• Main Authors: Barros, Fábio S M(Univ Federal de Pernambuco Depto de Zoologia), Honório, Nildimar A(Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Lab de Transmissores de Hematozoários), Arruda, Mércia E(Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães Depto de Imunologia)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 01-11-2010
• Subjects: Animals; Anopheles; Anopheles albitarsis; Anopheles darlingi; anthropophily; Brazil; ENTOMOLOGY; Homing Behavior; malaria; Malaria - transmission; Brazil; Anopheles albitarsis; Brazil; Anopheles darlingi; malaria; anthropophily
• ISSN: 1519-566X; 1678-8052; 1678-8052
• DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2010000600029

Seasonal variation of adults and larvae of anophelines was studied during 2003 and 2004 in Roraima State, located in the Northern region of Brazilian Amazon. Species diversity increased with distance of capture to human dwellings. Greater diversity was found in extradomiciliary collections than in peridomiciliary or intradomiciliary. A significant association between Anopheles darlingi Root and An. albitarsis (s.l.) Arribálzaga (Diptera: Culicidae) breeding sites and the proximity to human dwellings was observed. Malaria Sporozoite Antigen Panel Assay (VectestTM Malaria) indicated An. albitarsis s.l. as one of the local vectors in the studied area. In this study, an index to describe the anthropophilic behavior of each anopheline species is proposed.