I have done several times landing collection in malaria-endemic areas, and I always find a species of Anopheles vagus, either in the area of the beach, the mountains or in the rice fields, could anyone explain?
as I know that the species of An. vagus are not indicated in specific area, some journal said that larva of an. vagus can found on the muddy or clear pool in the jungle, beach, and rice field hope that this journal can help you
http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/content/34/3/290.abstract
http://dl.nsf.ac.lk/handle/1/7810
http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/content/27/5/789.abstract
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/content/part/JAMCA/JAMCA_V11_N4_P428-433.pdf
http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19412900343.html;jsessionid=0F1ED2A982696FC8079246C4367CB52C
An vagus appears along with An annularis and An. philippinensis group mosquitoes and shares similar breeding place. It prefer breeding in rice fields and similar condition with clear non poluted water.
Hello Renam,
Anopheles vagus according to the study conducted by Stoops and colleagues were mostly the predominant species found in the coastal sites( these include interface or transition areas between land and sea (large inland lakes or water-logged regions)).
Check this link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20836823
I hope this helps.
Kind regards
Olugbenga Oluwagbemi
Hi Mirza and Sunil, Thankyou so much for youre inputs, I've had some of journals that you suggest, now I have understood that the Anopheles vagus can live in some of habitats, so whether Anopheles vagus can be a major vector in an area?
Thankyou Olugbenga, That was very helpfull for me, I have read the journal from Stoops et al, but from other journals also mentioned that the Anopheles vagus can also live in habitats rice fields and hills, so whether Anopheles vagus can be a major vector in an area?
Thanks a lot
An vagus is an important malaria vector in Bangladesh. In India few specimen of An vagus were found harboring malaria parasite infective stage. I am working on that and found that An vagus although primarily a zoophilic but might be playing leading role in malaria spread.
Dear Renam, An vagus is an ubiquotous species that usually breeds in rain water pools on the village path, stagnant rain water in depressions, ponds, paddy fields etc. and its breeding preference slightly differs from area to area. Yes it can be said as a potential vector (in India) but at least in India it has not yet been incriminated. One may find ELISA positive An. vagus mosquitoes but in the field the the vectorial potential of a mosquito depends on feeding habits as well as its longivity. An. vagus generally does not live long hence extrinsic incubation period of malaria parasite in this mosquito is difficult to be completed. Moreover, it is predominantly a zoophilic mosquito which also goes against the real vectorial importance of this species. Overall, in my opinion An. vagus has the potential of becoming a vector (like in Bangladesh) but at least in India so far it has not been incriminated.
Hi Sunil and Anil, Thankyou so much for your answer, now i've read some journal which states that An. vagus contained the plasmodium in the ELISA examination. So although it is zoophilic can be anthropophilic when there is a season that supports
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