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- Title
Anopheles pseudowillmori is the predominant malaria vector in Motuo County, Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Authors
Wu Song; Pan Jia-Yun; Wang Xue-Zhong; Zhou Shui-Sen; Zhang Guo-Qing; Liu Qian; Tang Lin-Hua
- Abstract
Background: Malaria is endemic in Linzhi Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), but the vector for malaria transmission had never been identified. Methods: Adult Anopheles spp. were collected in Motuo County, Linzhi Prefecture on the Sino- Indian border in July and August, 2007. Multiplex PCR was adopted for species identification, and a nested PCR approach was used to detect sporozoites in the salivary glands of the mosquitoes. Results: 3,675 mosquitoes of the Anopheles maculatus group were collected and processed for species identification. Among them, 3,602 (98.0%) were Anopheles pseudowillmori and 73 (2.0%) were Anopheles willmori. The Plasmodium vivax SSUrDNA fragment was amplified in two of 360 pooled An. pseudowillmori samples. Conclusion: The local An. maculatus group comprises the species An. pseudowillmori and An. willmori. Anopheles pseudowillmori is considered the sole malaria vector in Motuo County in Linzhi Prefecture.
- Subjects
TIBET (China); CHINA; ANOPHELES; MALARIA transmission; MOSQUITOES; SALIVARY glands; PLASMODIUM vivax
- Publication
Malaria Journal, 2009, Vol 8, p1
- ISSN
1475-2875
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1475-2875-8-46