Newly incriminated anopheline vectors of human malaria parasites in Junin Department, Peru.
Sporozoite data from salivary gland dissections are presented that clearly incriminate Anopheles trinkae, An. pseudopunctipennis, An. sp. near fluminensis, An. oswaldoi, An. nuneztovari and An. rangeli as vectors of malaria parasites in the Rio Ene Valley, a hyperendemic malarious area in Junin Department, eastern Peru. Anopheles trinkae is considered the most important vector based on dissections, abundance and man-vector contact. Other notes are presented on the relative abundance, bionomics and previous records of these species in Peru and in the study sites.
Hayes
J
J
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock 79430.
Calderon
G
G
Falcon
R
R
Zambrano
V
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008288:Malaria / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D010298:Parity; D010568:Peru; D010965:Plasmodium malariae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification