Observations on nocturnal activity and man biting habits of malaria vectors, Anopheles fluviatilis, An. annularis and An. culicifacies in the hill tracts of Koraput District, Orissa, India.

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dc.contributor.authorGunasekaran, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSadanandane, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorParida, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSahu, S Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorPatra, K Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorJambulingam, Pen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T16:55:06Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T16:55:06Z
dc.date.issued1994-03-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractBiting and feeding behavior of malaria vectors were studied in nine villages (5 from Jeypore zone and 4 from Malkangiri zone) of Koraput District. Man biting catches comprised of 16 anopheline species including the incriminated vectors of this area: An. fluviatilis, An. annularis and An. culicifacies. An. fluviatilis was predominant and biting of this species recorded indoors throughout the year in both the zones. The period, during which the biting activity peaked, was different between the two zones and consequently the time of peak transmission was also different between the zones. The biting activity was at its peak between 21.00 and 03.00 hours in both the zones. However, in cold season the biting activity peaked in the first quarter of the night in Jeypore zone. The anthropophilic index (AI) of An. fluviatilis was 26.2% in Jeypore and 83.7% in Malkangiri and of An. culicifacies the AI was 0.4% in Jeypore and 7% in Malkangiri. Analysis of gonotrophic stages of night resting females indicated that in Jeypore zone, the majority of An. fluviatilis female left indoors for outdoor resting before the completion of gonotrophic cycle, but in Malkangiri, the females remained indoors till the end of the gonotrophic cycle. The presence of full-fed females in night resting catches in Jeypore village further suggested that the females do not leave the house immediately after taking blood meal but rest for some time.en_US
dc.description.affiliationVector Control Research Center, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGunasekaran K, Sadanandane C, Parida SK, Sahu SS, Patra KP, Jambulingam P. Observations on nocturnal activity and man biting habits of malaria vectors, Anopheles fluviatilis, An. annularis and An. culicifacies in the hill tracts of Koraput District, Orissa, India. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1994 Mar; 25(1): 187-95en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/36304
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/publication.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAltitudeen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnopheles --classificationen_US
dc.subject.meshCircadian Rhythmen_US
dc.subject.meshFeeding Behavioren_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInsect Bites and Stings --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInsect Vectors --classificationen_US
dc.subject.meshMalaria --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPopulation Densityen_US
dc.subject.meshResten_US
dc.subject.meshSeasonsen_US
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_US
dc.titleObservations on nocturnal activity and man biting habits of malaria vectors, Anopheles fluviatilis, An. annularis and An. culicifacies in the hill tracts of Koraput District, Orissa, India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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