Altitudinal population structure and microevolution of the malaria vector Anopheles cruzii (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background In Brazil, the autochthonous transmission of extra-Amazonian malaria occurs mainly in areas of the southeastern coastal Atlantic Forest, where Anopheles cruzii is the primary vector.
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Morphometrical diagnosis of the malaria vectors
Parasites & Vectors, 2012 Background Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii is a primary vector of Plasmodium parasites in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Adult females of An. cruzii and An. homunculus, which is a secondary malaria vector, are morphologically similar and difficult to distinguish
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Isoenzimatic analysis of four Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii (Diptera: Culicidae) populations of Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004 Anopheles cruzii is a small sylvatic mosquito and primary human Plasmodium vector in Southern Brazil. The distribution of this bromeliad-breeding mosquito follows the Atlantic forest coastal distribution, where bromeliads are abundant.
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Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii, the main malaria vector in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, is a complex of at least five cryptic species [PDF]
Communications BiologyMalaria, a tropical disease caused by Plasmodium and transmitted by Anopheles, remains a public health concern in Brazil. While most cases occur in the Amazon, transmission persists in the Atlantic Forest, where Anopheles mosquitoes of the Kerteszia ...
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Molecular evidence for the occurrence of a new sibling species within the
Malaria Journal, 2010 Background Anopheles cruzii (Diptera: Culicidae) has long been known as a vector of human and simian malaria parasites in southern and south-eastern Brazil. Previous studies have provided evidence that An.
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Paridade de Anopheles cruzii em Floresta Ombrófila Densa no Sul do Brasil Anopheles cruzii parity in dense rain forest in Southern Brazil [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2006 OBJETIVO: Conhecer a paridade e desenvolvimento ovariano da espécie Anopheles cruzii, durante os períodos estacionais. MÉTODOS: As capturas foram realizadas quinzenalmente, no período matutino, de abril/2004 a abril/2005, no Parque Estadual do Palmito ...
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Anopheles cruzii larvae found in bromelias in an urban area on the Brazilian coast [PDF]
Revista de saude publica, 2009 Primeiro relato da ocorrência de larvas de Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii, mosquito essencialmente silvestre, em bromélias de solo em área urbana do município de Ilhabela, litoral norte do estado de São Paulo.
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Reemergence of human malaria in Atlantic Forest of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2021 Unforeseen Plasmodium infections in the Atlantic Forest of Brazilian Extra-Amazonian region could jeopardise malaria elimination. A human malaria case was registered in Três Forquilhas, in the Atlantic Forest biome of Rio Grande do Sul, after a 45 years’
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Habitat suitability of Anopheles vector species and association with human malaria in the Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011 Every year, autochthonous cases of Plasmodium vivax malaria occur in low-endemicity areas of Vale do Ribeira in the south-eastern part of the Atlantic Forest, state of São Paulo, where Anopheles cruzii and Anopheles bellator are considered the primary ...
Gabriel Zorello Laporta +3 more
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Atlantic Forest Malaria: A Review of More than 20 Years of Epidemiological Investigation [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 In the south and southeast regions of Brazil, cases of malaria occur outside the endemic Amazon region near the Atlantic Forest in some coastal states, where Plasmodium vivax is the recognized parasite.
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