The feeding behaviour and Plasmodium infection of Anopheles mosquitoes in southern Ethiopia in relation to use of insecticide-treated livestock for malaria control.
Anopheles arabiensis and An. quadriannulatus species B mosquitoes were collected at sites of human and livestock housing and analysed for blood feeding patterns and infection with malaria sporozoites. A low percentage of human blood meals at some sites suggested that zooprophylaxis could be effective in reducing challenge from Plasmodium falciparum.
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FARM-Africa, 9 Southampton Place, London WC1a 2EA, UK.
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007306:Insecticides; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence
D007306:Insecticides