Gonotrophic Cycle and Survivorship of Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southern Mexico

Rodrı́guez, Mario H.; Bown, D. N.; Arredondo‐Jiménez, Juan I.; Villarreal, Cuauhtémoc Calderón; Loyola, Enrique G.; Frederickson, Christian

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“…In Bellevue, mosquitoes would take two to three blood meals before transmitting. However it is thought that A. albimanus violate these assumption of gonotrophic concordance by taking multiple meals during a gonotrophic cycle [ 49 , 50 ] or exhibit two gonotrophic cycles; shorter for parous mosquitoes and longer for nulliparous mosquitoes [ 51 ]. The study in Bellevue suggested that nulliparous A. albimanus required a second blood-meal to achieve fully reproductive capacity [ 25 ], hence the difference in gonotrophic cycles between Bellevue and Dajabón.…”

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Malaria vector research and control in Haiti: a systematic review

Frederick¹,

Jean²,

Lemoine³

et al. 2016

Malar J

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BackgroundHaiti has a set a target of eliminating malaria by 2020. However, information on malaria vector research in Haiti is not well known. This paper presents results from a systematic review of the literature on malaria vector research, bionomics and control in Haiti.MethodsA systematic search of literature published in French, Spanish and English languages was conducted in 2015 using Pubmed (MEDLINE), Google Scholar, EMBASE, JSTOR WHOLIS and Web of Science databases as well other grey literature sources such as USAID, and PAHO. The following search terms were used: malaria, Haiti, Anopheles, and vector control.ResultsA total of 132 references were identified with 40 high quality references deemed relevant and included in this review. Six references dealt with mosquito distribution, seven with larval mosquito ecology, 16 with adult mosquito ecology, three with entomological indicators of malaria transmission, eight with insecticide resistance, one with sero-epidemiology and 16 with vector control. In the last 15 years (2000–2015), there have only been four published papers and three-scientific meeting abstracts on entomology for malaria in Haiti. Overall, the general literature on malaria vector research in Haiti is limited and dated.DiscussionEntomological information generated from past studies in Haiti will contribute to the development of strategies to achieve malaria elimination on Hispaniola. However it is of paramount importance that malaria vector research in Haiti is updated to inform decision-making for vector control strategies in support of malaria elimination.

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Malaria vector research and control in Haiti: a systematic review

Frederick¹,

Jean²,

Lemoine³

et al. 2016

Malar J

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“…A second pregravid blood meal has been recorded in field studies of several other New World anophelines including An. albimanus [ 54 ] and An. vestitipennis [ 55 ] in Mexico.…”

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Vectorial capacities for malaria in eastern Amazonian Brazil depend on village, vector species, season, and parasite species

Zimmerman

Galardo

Lounibos

et al. 2022

Malar J

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Background The vector species in the Amazon River Basin are regionally and locally diverse, which makes it imperative to understand and compare their roles in malaria transmission to help select appropriate methods of intervention and evaluation. The major aim of this study was to measure the vectorial capacity of five Anopheles species in three neighbouring villages, for two Plasmodium parasite species affecting humans. Methods From 32 consecutive months of sampling in three villages, 1.5–7.0 km apart, on the Matapi River, Amapá State, Brazil, vectorial capacities (C) were estimated as time series for An. darlingi, An. marajoara, An. nuneztovari, An. triannulatus, and An. intermedius. Monthly parity measurements for each vector species were used to estimate daily survivorship and compared to estimates of survivorship from mark-release-recapture experiments. Gonotrophic cycle lengths were estimated through a time-series analysis of parity data, and durations of sporogony at study site temperatures for the two malaria parasite species were estimated from previous literature. Results The absolute abundances of five vector species were strongly tracked by the spatial variation in C among villages. Temporally, C varied between wet and dry seasons, with An. darlingi, An. marajoara and An. triannulatus exhibiting higher C in the dry season from August to December, and An. nuneztovari its highest C early in the rainy season in January and February. Anopheles intermedius exhibited higher C in the rainy season from April to June than in the dry season. Significant differences in overall survival for each independent variable, and a significant difference in C between wet and dry seasons, among villages, and among vector species for both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. A generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) analysis by village showed significant effects of vector species on C in only one village, but significant effects of parasite species in all three. Although the GLMM analysis detected no significant parasite x vector species interaction effects on C, effects on C of spline regressions of C dynamics x vector species interactions were significant in all villages. Conclusions These detailed analyses of entomological and parasitological variables revealed hidden complexities of malaria epidemiology at local scales in neighbouring riverine villages of the Amazon Region.

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“…Small arthropods such as flies and mosquitoes may easily be carried by prevailing winds or storms (Carlquist, 1974). However, many vectors of Plasmodium suffer very high mortality after taking a blood meal and producing a clutch of eggs such that very few survive to take a second blood meal and transmit the parasite (Rodriguez et al ., 1992; Fialho & Schall, 1995). The combined probability for the survival of an infected vector that is blown from one island to another must then be extremely small.…”

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Phylogeography of Caribbean lizard malaria: tracing the history of vector-borne parasites

Perkins

2001

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

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The Anolis lizards of the eastern Caribbean islands are parasitized by several species of malaria parasites (Plasmodium). Here I focus on two species of Plasmodium, using molecular data (mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences) to recover the phylogeography of the parasites throughout the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico. The two parasites were originally described as a single species, P. azurophilum, which infects both red and white blood cells. Here the two species are termed P. azurophilum Red and P. azurophilum White based on their host cell type. Six haplotypes were found in 100 infections sequenced of P. azurophilum Red and six in 45 infections of P. azurophilum White. Nested clade analysis revealed a significant association of geographical location and clades as well as a pattern of past fragmentation of parasite populations. This is consistent with the hypothesis that vector‐borne parasites such as malaria may be subject to frequent local extinctions and recolonizations. Comparison of the phylogeography of the lizard and parasites shows only weak concordance; that is, the parasites colonized the lizards in the islands, but dispersal events between islands via vectors or failed lizard colonizations were present. The two parasites had different histories, P. azurophilum Red colonized the islands from both the north and south, and P. azurophilum White originated in the central Lesser Antilles, probably from P. azurophilum Red, then moved to both north and south. This is the first study to examine the biogeography of a pair of sibling species of vector‐borne parasites within an island archipelago system.

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Gonotrophic Cycle and Survivorship of Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southern Mexico

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Malaria vector research and control in Haiti: a systematic review

Malaria vector research and control in Haiti: a systematic review

Vectorial capacities for malaria in eastern Amazonian Brazil depend on village, vector species, season, and parasite species

Phylogeography of Caribbean lizard malaria: tracing the history of vector-borne parasites

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