Characterization of larval habitats for anopheline mosquitoes in a malarious area under elimination program in the southeast of Iran
Objective: To determine the effects of environmental characteristics of larval habitats on distribution and abundance of anopheline mosquitoes in Bashagard county, a malarious area in southeast of Iran. Methods: Larvae were collected monthly using the standard dipping method and identified using a m...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fc7329ca0ed0474b92bea012f8fde83b 2023-05-15T15:08:24+02:00 Characterization of larval habitats for anopheline mosquitoes in a malarious area under elimination program in the southeast of Iran Moussa Soleimani-Ahmadi Hassan Vatandoost Mehdi Zare 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C899 https://doaj.org/article/fc7329ca0ed0474b92bea012f8fde83b EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115302483 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691 2221-1691 doi:10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C899 https://doaj.org/article/fc7329ca0ed0474b92bea012f8fde83b Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 4, Iss S1, Pp S73-S80 (2014) Anopheles Larval habitats Malaria Bashagard Iran Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C899 2022-12-31T00:42:00Z Objective: To determine the effects of environmental characteristics of larval habitats on distribution and abundance of anopheline mosquitoes in Bashagard county, a malarious area in southeast of Iran. Methods: Larvae were collected monthly using the standard dipping method and identified using a morphological-based key. Environmental characteristics of the larval habitats were recorded. Water samples were taken from habitats during larval collection for physico-chemical characterization. Statistical analyses were performed. Results: In total 5 150 anopheline larvae from 36 larval habitats were collected and identified. They comprised of six species: Anopheles culicifacies (29.36%), Anopheles moghulensis (25.20%), Anopheles dthali (18.02%), Anopheles superpictus (17.24%), Anopheles turkhudi (5.17%) and Anopheles stephensi (5.01%). The most common larval habitats were natural and clear water bodies such as riverbeds with sandy substrates and still water. Furthermore, the anopheline larvae were abundant in permanent and full sunlight habitats without vegetation and algae. Larval density was positively correlated with water temperature. Chemical characteristics including conductivity, total alkalinity, sulphate and chloride had significant effects on distribution and abundance of anopheline species. Conclusions: The result of this study indicates a correlation between some environmental characteristics and anopheline larvae abundance which can be considered for effective planning and implementing malaria elimination program in Iran. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 4 S73 S80 |
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Objective: To determine the effects of environmental characteristics of larval habitats on distribution and abundance of anopheline mosquitoes in Bashagard county, a malarious area in southeast of Iran. Methods: Larvae were collected monthly using the standard dipping method and identified using a morphological-based key. Environmental characteristics of the larval habitats were recorded. Water samples were taken from habitats during larval collection for physico-chemical characterization. Statistical analyses were performed. Results: In total 5 150 anopheline larvae from 36 larval habitats were collected and identified. They comprised of six species: Anopheles culicifacies (29.36%), Anopheles moghulensis (25.20%), Anopheles dthali (18.02%), Anopheles superpictus (17.24%), Anopheles turkhudi (5.17%) and Anopheles stephensi (5.01%). The most common larval habitats were natural and clear water bodies such as riverbeds with sandy substrates and still water. Furthermore, the anopheline larvae were abundant in permanent and full sunlight habitats without vegetation and algae. Larval density was positively correlated with water temperature. Chemical characteristics including conductivity, total alkalinity, sulphate and chloride had significant effects on distribution and abundance of anopheline species. Conclusions: The result of this study indicates a correlation between some environmental characteristics and anopheline larvae abundance which can be considered for effective planning and implementing malaria elimination program in Iran. |
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Characterization of larval habitats for anopheline mosquitoes in a malarious area under elimination program in the southeast of Iran |
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Characterization of larval habitats for anopheline mosquitoes in a malarious area under elimination program in the southeast of Iran |
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Characterization of larval habitats for anopheline mosquitoes in a malarious area under elimination program in the southeast of Iran |
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Characterization of larval habitats for anopheline mosquitoes in a malarious area under elimination program in the southeast of Iran |
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Characterization of larval habitats for anopheline mosquitoes in a malarious area under elimination program in the southeast of Iran |
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characterization of larval habitats for anopheline mosquitoes in a malarious area under elimination program in the southeast of iran |
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