Colombian Anopheles Triannulatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Naturally Infected with Plasmodium Spp

Overview

Journal ISRN Parasitol

Specialty Parasitology

Date 2016 Jun 24

PMID 27335865

Citations 10

Authors

Doris A Rosero

Nelson Naranjo-Diaz

Natali Alvarez

Astrid V Cienfuegos

Carolina Torres

Shirley Luckhart

Margarita M Correa

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Abstract

The role of Anopheles triannulatus as a local vector has not yet been defined for malaria-endemic regions of Colombia. Therefore, the aim of this work was to detect An. triannulatus naturally infected with Plasmodium spp., as an approximation to determining its importance as malaria vector in the country. A total of 510 An. triannulatus were collected in six malaria-endemic localities of NW and SE Colombia from January 2009 to March 2011. In the NW, two specimens were naturally infected; one with Plasmodium vivax VK247, collected biting on humans and the other with Plasmodium falciparum, collected resting on cattle. In the SE, two specimens were positive for P. falciparum. Although these results show An. triannulatus naturally infected with Plasmodium, further studies are recommended to demonstrate the epidemiological importance of this species in malaria-endemic regions of Colombia.

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