Investigations of the Anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna from three areas belonging to the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve in order to evaluate the risk of malaria re-emergence

• Published in: Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute Vol. 14; pp. 15 - 20
• Main Authors: FALCUTA Elena, PRIOTEASA Florian-Liviu, NICOLESCU Gabriela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: CITDD Publishing House 01-10-2008
• Subjects: Anopheles maculipennis group; Danube Delta; Malaria; Physiological age
• ISSN: 1842-614X; 2247-9902

The survey focused on the comparative analyses of the anopheline fauna belonging to the maculipennis group between three areas of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, two of them situated near theRazim-Sinoe lagoonal complex and one belonging to the fluvial delta. The study that was carried out during 2006 and 2007 intended to establish the composition of the anopheline fauna as well as the longevity of the various species in order to evaluate the risk of malaria re-emergence. A number of 2437 mosquitoes, belonging to Anopheles maculipennis group were collected. The presence of the former vector species was pointed up: Anopheles atroparvus, Anophelesmesseae and Anopheles maculipennis sensu stricto. The investigations of the number of egg batches laid by a female have shown the physiological age of the respective female and namely if the female could infect or not the humans.