Blood feeding habits of mosquitoes: hardly a bite in South America.

ABSTRACT: Mosquito blood feeding plays a key role in epidemiology. Despite its importance and large number of studies worldwide, less attention has been paid in South America. We summarized some general concepts and methodological issues related to the study of mosquito blood feeding habits, and compiled and analyzed all published information regarding the subject in the continent until 2020. Available literature comprised 152 scientific studies, that pursued different approaches: human landing catches (102 studies), baited trap (19), and blood meal analyses of collected specimens (38). Among the latter, 23 used serological and 15 molecular techniques. Species most frequently studied were those incriminated in malaria transmission, whereas relevant vectors such as Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, and

SUBMITTER: Melgarejo-Colmenares K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9106385 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature