“…In these conditions, they can transmit plasmodia to humans in central Africa (Anopheles nili), southeast Asia (Anopheles dirus), the western Pacific region (Anopheles balabacensis, Anopheles donaldi, Anopheles flavirostris, and Anopheles leucosphyrus), 2 or the Atlantic forest of Brazil (Anopheles cruzii). 3 This phenomenon, recognised as forested malaria, has a negative correlation with deforestation. 2 On one hand, when deforestation occurrs in forested malaria regions, deep-forest vectors decline in abundance and local malaria incidence could decrease.…”