Incrimination of Anopheles aconitus Donitz as a vector of epidemic malaria in Bangladesh.
In 1989-91, post-monsoon epidemics of vivax malaria occurred in the central flood plain near Dhaka. Anopheles philippinensis, the usual vector in the paddy field habitat, was not present, but 1.4% of parous An. aconitus were infective. This is only the second time An. aconitus has been incriminated as a vector in Bangladesh. We speculate that the surprising increase in lowland malaria may have been caused by environmental change that favored the survival of An. aconitus.
Maheswary
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Malaria and Parasitic Diseases Control Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Habib
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Elias
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male