[Anophelines in Belém, Pará, Brazil: current and retrospective data].
We present the results of anopheline captures in Belém, Pará, Brazil, from 1995-2004, and a comparison with captures from 1930-1999. In the earlier period, 20 species were identified: Anopheles albitarsis s.l., An. aquasalis, An. argyritarsis, An. braziliensis, An. darlingi, An. eiseni, An. evansae, An. galvaoi, An. intermedius, An. kompi, An. mediopunctatus, An. nimbus, An. nuneztovari, An. oswaldoi, An. peryassui, An. punctimacula, An. shannoni, An. strodei, An. thomasi, and An. triannulatus. Seven of these species were not found in 1995-2004 (An. argyritarsis, An. eiseni, An. galvaoi, An. kompi, An. nimbus, An. punctimacula, and An. thomasi). The persistence of so many species is probably due to the local preservation of forest areas. Two species are of vectorial importance (An. darlingi and An. aquasalis). An. aquasalis is still the most abundant species (46.26% of adults, 99.21% of larvae) and the only one detected in all capture sites. There is thus a potential risk of malaria transmission in the entire municipality of Belém.
da Silva
Ana de Nazaré Martins
Ade N
Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brasil.
Fraiha-Neto
Habib
H
dos Santos
Carla Christiani Bastos
CC
Segura
Maria de Nazaré de Oliveira
Mde N
Amaral
Jane Cristina de Oliveira Faria
JC
Gorayeb
Inocêncio de Sousa
Ide S
Lacerda
Raimundo Nonato da Luz
RN
Sucupira
Izis Mônica Carvalho
IM
Pimentel
Leôncio Nazaré
LN
Conn
Jan E
JE
Póvoa
Marinete Marins
MM
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification*; D001938:Brazil; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D007814:Larva; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission; D011156:Population Density; D012189:Retrospective Studies