title: [Anophelines in Belém, Pará, Brazil: current and retrospective data].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana de Nazaré Martins
authors.initials: Ade N
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fraiha-Neto
authors.forename: Carla Christiani Bastos
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Maria de Nazaré de Oliveira
authors.initials: Mde N
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: Jane Cristina de Oliveira Faria
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.forename: Inocêncio de Sousa
authors.initials: Ide S
authors.lastname: Gorayeb
authors.forename: Raimundo Nonato da Luz
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Lacerda
authors.forename: Izis Mônica Carvalho
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Sucupira
authors.forename: Leôncio Nazaré
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Pimentel
authors.forename: Jan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Conn
authors.forename: Marinete Marins
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Póvoa
mesh_terms: 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