First record of Anopheles stephensi in Sri Lanka: a potential challenge for prevention of malaria reintroduction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The major malaria vector in Sri Lanka is reported to be Anopheles culicifacies with Anopheles subpictus, Anopheles annularis, and Anopheles varuna considered as potential vectors. The occurrence of Anopheles stephensi, which is the key vector of urban malaria in India and the Middle East, had never been reported from Sri Lanka.

Methods

A series of entomological investigations were carried out by the Anti Malaria Campaign, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka during December 2016 to April 2017 in two localities of the Mannar District in the Northern Province of the country. Adult mosquito collections were done through indoor and outdoor resting collections, animal and human biting collections and emergence traps. Potential mosquito breeding sites were investigated through

SUBMITTER: Gayan Dharmasiri AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553605 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature