Some observations on sympatric populations of the malaria vectors Anopheles leucosphyrus and Anopheles balabacensis in a village-forest setting in South Kalimantan.
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1987-06-01
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Human bait collections of biting anopheline mosquitoes were made on five consecutive nights during September 1986 in a remote village located in a heavily forested area of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Anopheles leucosphyrus and An. balabacensis comprised 97.7% of the total number of specimens collected outside houses in the village. Anopheles balabacensis were slightly fewer in total numbers than leucosphyrus. Mosquitoes were collected simultaneously in the village and the forest on two nights. The numbers of leucosphyrus and balabacensis biting in the forest were small in comparison with the populations encountered in the village. Approximately 75% of the specimens were checked individually for sporozoite infections using ELISA for P. falciparum and P. vivax. Sporozoites of P. falciparum were detected in one specimen of leucosphyrus and one of balabacensis. The sporozoite infection rate was 1.0% for leucosphyrus and 1.3% for balabacensis.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Harbach RE, Baimai V, Sukowati S. Some observations on sympatric populations of the malaria vectors Anopheles leucosphyrus and Anopheles balabacensis in a village-forest setting in South Kalimantan. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1987 Jun; 18(2): 241-7