Over 40 species of Anopheles transmit human and zoonotic malaria, but Anopheles gambiae,
Anopheles funestus, Anopheles nili and Anopheles moucheti are the primary vectors of human malaria in Africa and the most efficient globally (Sinka et al., 2010; Onyido et al., 2014; MAP, 2015).
Mediannikov, "First report of natural wolbachia infection in wild
anopheles funestus population in senegal," Malaria Journal, vol.
On a programmatic scale, a 10-fold increase in malaria cases was observed in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, subsequent to the re-emergence of pyrethroid-resistant
Anopheles funestus mosquitoes and emergence of malaria parasite drug resistance to sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (8).
Changes in
Anopheles funestus biting behavior following universal coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Benin.
Analysis of the complete mitochondrial DNA from
Anopheles funestus an improved dipteran mitochondrial genome annotation and a temporal dimension of mosquito evolution.
The primary malaria vectors in Africa, Anopheles gambiae sensu lato and
Anopheles funestus, breed primarily in pools of water formed from rainfall.
Emphasis is placed on the need for routine vector surveillance, highlighting the vigilance of the malaria programme in the year 2000 in detecting the re-appearance of
Anopheles funestus and its resistance to pyrethroid insecticides after the use of DDT had been stopped.
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Anopheles funestus resistant to pyrethroid insecticides in South Africa.
Recent reduction in the water level of Lake Victoria has created more habitats for
Anopheles funestus. Malaria J 7:119 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-119, 2008.
Restriction fragment length polymorphism method for the identification of major African and Asian malaria vectors within the
Anopheles funestus and An.
Sin embargo, estos insecticidas pueden producir alteraciones geneticas, como en el caso de
Anopheles funestus, el principal mosquito vector de la malaria en el hombre, en quien se ha asociado duplicacion de genes con la resistencia a insecticidas piretroides, lo que representa un obstaculo para su control (Wondji et al., 2009).