title: Susceptibility of Anopheles campestris-like and Anopheles barbirostris species complexes to Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in Thailand.
abstract: Nine colonies of five sibling species members of Anopheles barbirostris complexes were experimentally infected with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. They were then dissected eight and 14 days after feeding for oocyst and sporozoite rates, respectively, and compared with Anopheles cracens. The results revealed that Anopheles campestris-like Forms E (Chiang Mai) and F (Udon Thani) as well as An. barbirostris species A3 and A4 were non-potential vectors for P. falciparum because 0% oocyst rates were obtained, in comparison to the 86.67-100% oocyst rates recovered from An. cracens. Likewise, An. campestris-like Forms E (Sa Kaeo) and F (Ayuttaya), as well as An. barbirostris species A4, were non-potential vectors for P. vivax because 0% sporozoite rates were obtained, in comparison to the 85.71-92.31% sporozoite rates recovered from An. cracens. An. barbirostris species A1, A2 and A3 were low potential vectors for P. vivax because 9.09%, 6.67% and 11.76% sporozoite rates were obtained, respectively, in comparison to the 85.71-92.31% sporozoite rates recovered from An. cracens. An. campestris-like Forms B and E (Chiang Mai) were high-potential vectors for P. vivax because 66.67% and 64.29% sporozoite rates were obtained, respectively, in comparison to 90% sporozoite rates recovered from An. cracens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
authors.forename: Sorawat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thongsahuan
authors.forename: Visut
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baimai
authors.forename: Anuluck
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Junkum
authors.forename: Atiporn
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saeung
authors.forename: Gi-Sik
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Mi-Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Pradya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Somboon
authors.forename: Wannapa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Suwonkerd
authors.forename: Pongsri
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tippawangkosol
authors.forename: Narissara
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jariyapan
authors.forename: Wej
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Choochote
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D013785:Thailand