Updated occurrence and bionomics of potential malaria vectors in Europe: a systematic review (2000-2021).

ABSTRACT: Despite the eradication of malaria across most European countries in the 1960s and 1970s, the anopheline vectors are still present. Most of the malaria cases that have been reported in Europe up to the present time have been infections acquired in endemic areas by travelers. However, the possibility of acquiring malaria by locally infected mosquitoes has been poorly investigated in Europe, despite autochthonous malaria cases having been occasionally reported in several European countries. Here we present an update on the occurrence of potential malaria vector species in Europe. Adopting a systematic review approach, we selected 288 papers published between 2000 and 2021 for inclusion in the review based on retrieval of accurate information on the following Anopheles species: An. atroparvus

SUBMITTER: Bertola M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8922938 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature