title: Anopheles donaldi incriminated as a vector of periodic Brugia malayi in Grik, Perak, Malaysia.
abstract: Studies were carried out to observe the species composition of mosquitos and to determine the vectors responsible for the transmission of filariasis in Grik, Perak, Malaysia. A total of 2,155 mosquitos belonging to 7 genera and 30 species were collected. Anopheles donaldi comprised 24.1% of the collection. Twelve out of 519 An. donaldi were infected with L3 larvae of Brugia malayi. The peak biting time was around 23.00-24.00 hours. The infective bites per month ranged from 0 to 6.3.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vythilingam
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hakim
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D017178:Brugia malayi; D005368:Filariasis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D010507:Periodicity