Title: | Composition and biting activity of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) attracted to human bait in a malaria endemic village in peninsular Malaysia near the Thailand border |
Author(s): | Hassan AA; Rahman WA; Rashid MZ; Shahrem MR; Adanan CR; |
Address: | "School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1081-1710 (Print) 1081-1710 (Linking) |
Abstract: | Nine species of Anopheles mosquitoes were collected biting humans indoors and outdoors in a malaria endemic village in northern Peninsular Malaysia. Outdoor biting was higher than that observed indoors. Biting of An. maculatus was observed throughout the night. Peak indoor biting occurred at 2130 h while outdoor biting was higher after midnight. Outdoor biting of Anopheles barbirostris and An. sinensis was observed throughout the night with several peaks after the second half of the night. Outdoor biting activities of An. kochi and An. philippinensis were primarily active after dusk and steadily declined after 2130 h |
Keywords: | "Animals *Anopheles *Behavior, Animal *Bites and Stings Circadian Rhythm Housing Humans *Insect Vectors Malaria/transmission Pheromones;" |
Notes: | "MedlineHassan, A A Rahman, W A Rashid, M Z Shahrem, M R Adanan, C R eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2001/07/27 J Vector Ecol. 2001 Jun; 26(1):70-5" |