title: Anopheles culicifacies in Baluchistan, Iran.
abstract: Anopheles culicifacies (probably species A) is the main vector of malaria in Baluchistan, southeastern Iran. Adult mosquitoes were collected during 1990-92 by five methods of sampling: knock-down pyrethrum space-spray indoors, human and animal bait (18.00-05.00 hours), pit shelters and CDC light traps, yielding 62%, 3%, 6%, 4% and 25% of specimens, respectively. Whereas spray-catches comprised c. 70% gravid and semi-gravid females, light trap catches were mostly (c. 60%) unfed females, while females from pit shelters comprised all abdominal stages more equally (13-36%). An.culicifacies populations peaked in April-May and rose again during August-November. Densities of indoor-resting mosquitoes were consistently greater in an unsprayed village than in villages subjected to residual house-spraying with propoxur, malathion or pirimiphos-methyl. Monthly malaria incidence generally followed fluctuations of An.culicifacies density, usually with a peak in May-June.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Teheran, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaim
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Manouchehri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motabar
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Emadi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nazari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pakdad
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kayedi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mowlaii
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D008294:Malathion; D008297:Male; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds; D011156:Population Density; D001074:Propoxur; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds; C014153:pirimiphos methyl; D001074:Propoxur; D008294:Malathion