title: Malaria transmission potential by Anopheles mosquitoes of Dajabon, Dominican Republic.
abstract: A field and laboratory study was conducted to determine some of the parameters relevant to malaria transmission by Anopheles mosquitoes in Dajabon Province, Dominican Republic. Although all 4 species occurring in the area, i.e., An. albimanus, An. crucians, An. grabhamii and An. vestitipennis, were included in the investigations, most of the work focused on the first and last named species because of their abundance. Gonotrophic cycles were determined to be 2.6 and 3.2 days for An. albimanus and An. vestitipennis, respectively. Mean parity rates for the 2 species were 37.3 and 20.7%, respectively, in outdoor samples. The human blood index, as determined by ELISA, was 0.08 for An. albimanus and 0.12 for An. vestitipennis. Only An. albimanus was confirmed positive for Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein, using ELISA. The vectorial capacity of An. albimanus was determined to be 0.019 and that of An. vestitipennis 0.005.
authors.affiliation: International Center for Public Health Research, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, McClellanville 29458.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mekuria
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Granados
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tidwell
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wirtz
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004293:Dominican Republic; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission*; D010058:Oviposition; D010298:Parity