Evidence of secondary anopheline vectors in sustaining malaria transmission in Kokrajhar District, Assam, Northeastern India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the northeastern region of India, perennial malaria transmission persists in certain hotspots in areas geographically adjacent to the international borders with Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, where both Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum coexist, particularly in remote, forested, and inaccessible areas. This northeastern landscape harbors a wide diversity of anopheline vector species; Anopheles minimus and Anopheles baimaii are the traditional primary vectors of malaria. The extensive deployment of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying as traditional vector control strategies has resulted in regional and temporal changes in species composition, specifically An. minimus and An. baimaii, and their resting and feeding behavior. Des

SUBMITTER: Singh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639997 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature