Identification of sibling species status of Anopheles culicifacies breeding in polluted water bodies in Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka
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- 作者：Nayana Gunathilaka ; Prashath Karunaraj
- 关键词：Anopheles culicifacies ; Malaria ; Vector
- 刊名：Malaria Journal
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：14
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1,210 KB
- 刊物主题：Parasitology; Infectious Diseases; Tropical Medicine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1475-2875
文摘
Background Anopheles culicifacies s.l., the major vector of malaria in Sri Lanka, is known to breed in clean and clear water. However, recent findings have confirmed breeding from waste water bodies in urban and semi-urban areas. No study has been conducted to identify whether it is vector or non-vector siblings. The objective of the study was to identify the sibling species status of An. culicifacies s.l.