Title
Determinants of Anopheles seasonal distribution patterns across a forest to periurban gradient near Iquitos, Peru
Date Issued
01 March 2012
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Reinbold-Wasson D.
Sardelis M.
Jones J.
Watts D.
Carbajal F.
Pecor J.
Klein T.
Turell M.
Unidad de Investigación Médica Naval-6
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
As part of a field ecology study of arbovirus and malaria activity in the Amazon Basin, Loreto Department, Peru, we collected mosquitoes landing on humans at a forest site and inside and outside of residences and military barracks at periurban, rural, and village sites. We collected 11 Anopheles spp. from these four sites. An. darlingi, the principal malaria vector in the region, accounted for 98.7% of all Anopheles spp. collected at Puerto Almendra. Peaks in landing activity occurred during the December and April collection periods. However, the percent of sporozoite-positive Anopheles spp. was highest 1-2 months later, when landing activity decreased to approximately 10% of the peak activity periods. At all sites, peak landing activity occurred about 2 hours after sunset. These data provide a better understanding of the taxonomy, population density, and seasonal and habitat distribution of potential malaria vectors within the Amazon Basin region. Copyright © 2012 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Start page
459
End page
463
Volume
86
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias del medio ambiente Parasitología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84859586799
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
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