Aspectos atuais da distribuição geográfica de Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii Dyar & Knab, 1908 no estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil

Abstract

Current aspects of the geographical distribution of Anopheles (kerteszia) cruzii Dyar & Knab, 1908 in Espírito Santo state, BrazilAnopheles cruzii was registered in Espírito Santo state both in 1957 and 1968. Our study provides additional evidence of its presence, including municipalities that were non mentioned before. Anopheles captures undertaken between 1998 and 2003 pointed out a distribution restricted to the forested outskirts of the mountains in the highland area of the state. Its epidemiological role is suggested by the simultaneous presence of malaria cases in the same municipalities.

First record of Anopheles (Anopheles) costai Fonseca & Ramos, 1939 in Espírito Santo State, Brazil

“…costai. In addition to the Anophelinae species listed in Table 1 13 and in the low lands, where species of the subgenus Nyssorhynchus and Anopheles are more prominent than Kerteszia species. Presence of An.…”

“…As a natural consequence of epidemiological studies on malaria conducted in the hilly area of the Espirito Santo State, where An. cruzii of the subgenus Kerteszia has been registered and autochthones cases of malaria 13 , field collection of immatures have been carried out aiming to obtain mosquito samples with all stages associated. Collection of immatures were carried out in both hilly areas and in low lands in the Rio Doce Valley.…”

Encontro de imaturos de Anopheles cruzii em bromélias de área urbana, litoral de São Paulo

“…cruzii was observed in bromelias situated in the forest environment, reiterating its preferentially forest nature. 1,4,5 It's presence in bromelias cultivated in the urban and periurban environment suggests an adaptation to a modifi ed environment. This suggests the possibility of creating new ecological niches that may be occupied by populations of forest culicidae.…”

“…bellator, whose adult forms are important transmitters of malaria, essentially in forest environments. 2,5 Furthermore, this study area is situated in a domain within the Atlantic Forest, considered a region of autochthonous malaria transmission within the State of São Paulo. In each environment, 50 different bromelias were inspected every 15 days according to the methodology described in Marques & Forattini 2005.…”

Use of geoprocessing to define malaria risk areas and evaluation of the vectorial importance of anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Espírito Santo, Brazil

“…Studies by Rezende et al (2005) and Rodrigues (2005) suggest that Anopheles cruzii is the vector of the former and An. darlingi of the latter.…”