dominated life in the tropics. That hope has proved unfounded because the control of mosquitoes in general, and anophelines in particular, appeared to many to be too vast a task, and practically no use has been made of the fact that, in any one area, there is rarely more than one species of anopheline requiring control. It is only in recent years that this fact has been appreciated and made use...

Malaria, which is caused by Plasmodium parasites, is transmitted by anopheline mosquitoes. When gametocytes, the precursor cells of Plasmodium gametes, are transferred to a mosquito, they fertilize and proliferate, which render the mosquito infectious to the next vertebrate host. Although the fertilization of malaria parasites has been considered as a rational target for transmission-blocking v...

To control malaria effectively, it is essential to understand the current knowledge, beliefs, concerns, land management practices, and mosquito bite protection methods in use by citizens. This study presents a comparative, quantitative, interview-based study of land owners and/or managers (n = 262) in the Ecuadorian lowlands (presently considered malarious) (n = 131) and highlands (potentially ...

This study contributes to knowledge of Anopheles species, including vectors of Plasmodium from the western Brazilian Amazon in Porto Velho, Rondônia State. The sampling area has undergone substantial environmental changes as a consequence of agricultural and hydroelectric projects, which have caused intensive deforestation and favored habitats for some mosquito species. The purpose of this stud...

Malaria caused by Plasmodium species, P.vivax, P.malariae, P.falciparum and P.ovale transmitted by female Anopheline mosquitoes poses a diagnostic challenge to medical community world wide. Over 90% of Malaria is caused by P.vivax and P.falciparum. Now malaria is mostly confined to tropical and subtropical areas of the world; the warm climate, heavy rain fall and stagnant water provide an ideal...

There has long been interest in determining if mass ivermectin administration for onchocerciasis has 'unknowingly' interrupted lymphatic filariasis (LF) transmission where the endemicity of the two diseases' overlaps. We studied 11 communities in central Nigeria entomologically for LF by performing mosquito dissections on Anopheline LF vectors. Six of the communities studied were located within...

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ARTICLES DISCUSSED: Bui, M., Li, Raban, R. R., Liu, N., Akbari, O. S. Embryo microinjection techniques for efficient site-specific mutagenesis in Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (159), e61375 (2020). Carballar-Lejarazú, Pham, T. B., Bottino-Rojas, V., Adolfi, A., James, A. Small-Cage laboratory trials genetically-engineered anopheline mosquitoes. (171), e62588 (2021a)...

Malaria parasite infection in anopheline mosquitoes is limited by inflammatory levels of nitric oxide metabolites. To assess the mechanisms of parasite stasis or toxicity, we investigated the biochemistry of these metabolites within the blood-filled mosquito midgut. Our data indicate that nitrates, but not nitrites, are elevated in the Plasmodium-infected midgut. Although levels of S-nitrosothi...

Mosquito surveillance was conducted near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (Paju County, Gyeonggi Province) from April to October, 1999, where malaria cases were reported. Adult mosquito surveillance, using black light and CDC UV light traps, was conducted at five and two sites, respectively. Weekly larval collections were made at five rice paddies located adjacent to the adult collection sites. An...