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What are the anopheles species transmitting malaria?

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Question ajoutée par Ally Kachumia
Date de publication: 2017/01/26
MUhammad Arshaad
par MUhammad Arshaad , Credit Officer , Khushhali Microfinance Bank

The female mosquitoes either belong to the genus Dengue, Culex, Anopheles or hemagogus or mansonia firstly locate their host and bite on dermous then it inject their sliva to the host body then it will be infected and suffered from malaria or other illness like fule.

Manish Jadhav
par Manish Jadhav , Technical Manger , Debug Pest Control Services LLC

Anopheles gambia

Anopheles diruse

Anopheles freeborni 

ANDREW  ALMEIDA JOHN
par ANDREW ALMEIDA JOHN , Entomologist , Saudi Oger Ltd.,

Anopheles is a genus of mosquito that is best known for transmitting the dangerous malaria. This genus contains over 420 known species of mosquitoes.Only about 30-40 Anopheles species transmit malaria disease.Various species have been found to be the vectors in different parts of the world. A. gambiae complex is the chief vector in Africa and A. freeborni in N. America. Nearly 45 species of the mosquito have been found in India and A. culicifacies, A. fluviatilis, A. minimus, A. philippinensis, A. stephensi, A. sundaicus, and A. leucosphyrushave been implicated in the transmission of malaria. The areas of distribution are different for these mosquitoes: A. fluviatilis, A. minimus are found in the foot-hill regions, A. stephensi, A. sundaicus are found in the coastal regions, A. culicifacies and A. philippinensis are found in the plains. Species like A. stephensi are highly adaptable and are found to be very potent vectors of human malaria.

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