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Role of Anopheles (Kerteszia) bellator as malaria vector in Southeastern Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae)

1999; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Volume: 94; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0074-02761999000600001

ISSN

1678-8060

Autores

Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, Iná Kakitani, Roseli La Corte dos Santos, Helene Mariko Ueno, Keilla Miki Kobayashi,

Tópico(s)

Insect Pest Control Strategies

Resumo

New research concerning Anopheles bellator in the southeast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, are reported. Adult females of this mosquito showed remarkable endophily and endophagy which was even greater than An. cruzii. The epidemiological role of this anopheline as a malaria vector is discussed.

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