Biting indices, host-seeking activity and natural infection rates of anopheline species in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil from 1996 to 1998
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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97(2): 151-161, Mar. 2002. mapas, tab, graf
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RESUMO
The epidemiology of the transmission of malaria parasites varies ecologically. To observe some entomological aspects of the malaria transmission in an urban environment, a longitudinal survey of anopheline fauna was performed in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil. A total of 7,263 anophelines was collected in human bait at 13 de Setembro and Caranä districts: Anopheles albitarsis sensu lato (82.8 percent), An. darlingi (10.3 percent), An. braziliensis (5.5 percent), An. peryassui (0.9 percent) and An. nuneztovari (0.5 percent). Nightly 12 h collections showed that An. albitarsis was actively biting throughout the night with peak activities at sunset and at midnight. An. darlingi bit during all night and did not demonstrate a defined biting peak. Highest biting indices, entomological inoculation rates and malaria cases were observed seasonally during the rainy season (April-November). Hourly collections showed host seek activity for all mosquitoes peaked during the first hour after sunset. An. darlingi showed the highest plasmodial malaria infection rate followed by An. albitarsis, An. braziliensis and An. nuneztovari (8.5 percent, 4.6 percent, 3 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively). An. albitarsis was the most frequently collected anopheline, presented the highest biting index and it was the second most frequently collected infected species infected with malaria parasites. An. albitarsis and An. darlingi respectively, are the primary vectors of malaria throughout Boa Vista
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Assunto principal:
Plasmodium
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Insetos Vetores
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Anopheles
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Fundaçäo Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Fundaçäo Nacional de Saúde/BR
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Universidade Federal de Roraima/BR
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