Nightly biting cycles of malaria vectors in a heterogeneous transmission area of eastern Amazonian Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The biting cycle of anopheline mosquitoes is an important component in the transmission of malaria. Inter- and intraspecific biting patterns of anophelines have been investigated using the number of mosquitoes caught over time to compare general tendencies in host-seeking activity and cumulative catch. In this study, all-night biting catch data from 32 consecutive months of collections in three riverine villages were used to compare biting cycles of the five most abundant vector species using common statistics to quantify variability and deviations of nightly catches from a normal distribution.

Methods

Three communities were selected for study. All-night human landing catches of mosquitoes were made each month in the peridomestic environment of four houses (sites)

SUBMITTER: Zimmerman RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3729824 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature