Genotype and biotype of invasive Anopheles stephensi in Mannar Island of Sri Lanka

Genotype and biotype of invasive Anopheles stephensi in Mannar Island of Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Anopheles stephensi, the major vector of urban malaria in India, was recently detected for the first time in Sri Lanka in Mannar Island on the northwestern coast. Since there are different biotypes of An. stephensi with different vector capacities in India, a study was undertaken...

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Main Authors: Sinnathamby N. Surendran, Kokila Sivabalakrishnan, Kanapathy Gajapathy, Sivasingham Arthiyan, Tibutius T. P. Jayadas, Kalingarajah Karvannan, Selvarajah Raveendran, S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne, Ranjan Ramasamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Anopheles stephensi
Biotype
cox1
cytb
Malaria vector
Mannar Island
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2601-y

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