Ecoregional and altitudinal distribution of the principal malaria vectors in Colombia [PDF]
Malaria JournalBackground In Colombia, with over 100,000 cases reported in 2023, malaria is a significant vector-borne disease. The wide range of climates and highly variable topography and land cover of the country support a high species richness, favouring different ...
María C. Carrasquilla +6 more
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Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2018 Three mitochondrial regions and a fragment of a large nuclear ribosomal subunit was used to study the evolutionary patterns of An. neivai, a mosquito inhabiting mangroves and tropical forest in the lowland and coastal areas of the Yucatan Peninsula through the Pacific Ecuadorian coast.
Andrés López‐Rubio +5 more
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Malaria vector species in Colombia: a review [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011 Here we present a comprehensive review of the literature on the vectorial importance of the major Anopheles malaria vectors in Colombia. We provide basic information on the geographical distribution, altitudinal range, immature habitats, adult behaviour,
James Montoya-Lerma +6 more
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Identification of Diptera nematoceran of medical interest in areas surrounding the construction of the Represa Hidroeléctrica Toachi-Pilatón [PDF]
ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2014 The presence of hydroelectric dams has been associated with major environmental changes and may have an effect in the transmission of parasitic and vector-borne diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis, several arboviruses and other ...
Renato León +5 more
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High Levels of Diversity in Anopheles Subgenus Kerteszia Revealed by Species Delimitation Analyses. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2023 The Anopheles subgenus Kerteszia is a poorly understood group of mosquitoes that includes several species of medical importance. Although there are currently twelve recognized species in the subgenus, previous studies have shown that this is likely to be
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Distribution and phylogenetic diversity of Anopheles species in malaria endemic areas of Honduras in an elimination setting [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Anopheles mosquitoes are the vectors of malaria, one of the most important infectious diseases in the tropics. More than 500 Anopheles species have been described worldwide, and more than 30 are considered a public health problem. In Honduras,
Denis Escobar +4 more
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Using capillary electrophoresis to identify Anopheline species in routine sampling sites. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe developed the SOCCET method, allowing Species identification via simple Observation Coupled with Capillary Electrophoresis Technology. We describe its development and use to discriminate between nine Anopheles species of our samples collected in French Guiana.
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Diversidad molecular de Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai en el pacífico colombiano
, 2013 Andrés López Rubio +6 more
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FLEBOTOMÍNEOS EM ÁREA ADJACENTE À REPRESA PORTO PRIMAVERA, ENTRE OS ESTADOS DE SÃO PAULO E MATO GROSSO DO SUL, BRASIL [PDF]
, 2012 A research project with the purpose of investigating the Culicidae mosquito fauna and Anopheles ecology was undertaken before, during and after the construction of Porto Primavera dam on the Paraná River, between São Paulo (SP) and Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
Galati, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi +3 more
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