Effect of different habitat types on abundance and biting times of Anopheles balabacensis Baisas (Diptera: Culicidae) in Kudat district of Sabah, Malaysia

Effect of different habitat types on abundance and biting times of Anopheles balabacensis Baisas (Diptera: Culicidae) in Kudat district of Sabah, Malaysia

Abstract Background We investigated the effect of five common habitat types on the diversity and abundance of Anopheles spp. and on the biting rate and time of Anopheles balabacensis (currently the only known vector for Plasmodium knowlesi in Sabah) at Paradason village, Kudat, Sabah. The habitats w...

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Main Authors: Tock H. Chua, Benny O. Manin, Indra Vythilingam, Kimberly Fornace, Chris J. Drakeley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Anopheles balabacensis
Abundance
Habitat type
Biting time
Malaria vector
Plasmodium knowlesi
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3627-0

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