title: Bloodfeeding behavior of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus in Kilifi District, Kenya.
abstract: Blood meal samples were tested by ELISA for 534 Anopheles gambiae s.l. and 76 Anopheles funestus collected from 25 sites in Kilifi District, Kenya. Human IgG was detected in 94.4% of the An. gambiae s.l. and in 90.8% of the An. funestus. No samples were positive for cow and only a few were positive for goat. Both species fed predominantly on humans irrespective of host availability. At these sites on the Kenyan coast, the high degree of human-feeding by malaria vectors contributes to the efficiency of malaria parasite transmission and the high incidence of severe malaria.
authors.affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi Research Unit.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Mbogo
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Kabiru
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Muiruri
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nzovu
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ouma
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Githure
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Beier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006041:Goats / Q000469:parasitology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007630:Kenya; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G