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. 1992 Dec;23(4):798-801.

Incrimination of Anopheles aconitus Donitz as a vector of epidemic malaria in Bangladesh

N P Maheswary  1 , M A Habib, M Elias
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  • PMID: 1298093

Incrimination of Anopheles aconitus Donitz as a vector of epidemic malaria in Bangladesh

N P Maheswary et al. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1992 Dec.

Abstract

In 1989-91, post-monsoon epidemics of vivax malaria occurred in the central flood plain near Dhaka. Anopheles philippinensis, the usual vector in the paddy field habitat, was not present, but 1.4% of parous An. aconitus were infective. This is only the second time An. aconitus has been incriminated as a vector in Bangladesh. We speculate that the surprising increase in lowland malaria may have been caused by environmental change that favored the survival of An. aconitus.

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