Comparison of Experimental Infectivity and Development of Plasmodium vivax in Anopheles sacharovi and An. Superpictus in Turkey

Kasap, Halil

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1990.42.111

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“…Nowadays, the most important vectors are considered to be A. sacharovi which is responsible for the majority of Plasmodium vivax transmissions in the Asian part of Turkey (Kasap 1990) and A. labranchiae, formerly the main vector of malaria in Italy (Bruce-Chwatt and de Zulueta 1980). To identify where a new malaria epidemic could occur theoretically and how it would spread, and to provide advice for control strategies, reliable and ecient mosquito identi®cation techniques and data on vector distribution are required.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification of six sibling species of the Anopheles maculipennis complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by a polymerase chain reaction assay

Proft

Maier

Kampen

1999

Parasitology Research

153

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Until the eradication of malaria from Europe, members of the Anopheles maculipennis complex had been the major vectors for plasmodial parasites. With the possible reintroduction of Plasmodium species due to climate change and increased travel to and from countries where malaria is endemic, accurate identification of mosquito species will be essential for preventive studies. For this purpose, a diagnostic PCR system to differentiate between six of the seven A. maculipennis sibling species occurring in Europe was developed. The second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) of the ribosomal DNA was amplified and sequenced for all six species. Based on differences in the nucleotide sequences, species-specific primers were constructed for PCR amplification of mosquito DNA that in combination with a universal primer generate amplification products of different length, each unique for one species.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification of six sibling species of the Anopheles maculipennis complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by a polymerase chain reaction assay

Proft

Maier

Kampen

1999

Parasitology Research

153

124

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“…Laboratory colonies An. superpictus have been infected with P. vivax-infected humans; oocysts and sporozoites were in salivary glands (Kasap, 1990). This species seems to be generally implicated as a vivax vector in other articles.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…P. vivax oocysts and sporozoites were detected in the salivary glands of a laboratory colony of An. sacharovi fed on vivax infected humans (Kasap, 1990). …”

Section: An Pulcherrimus Theobald No Yesmentioning

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The Global Public Health Significance of Plasmodium vivax

Battle

Gething

Elyazar

et al. 2012

Advances in Parasitology

113

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“…Under laboratory conditions, An. sacharovi has been demonstrated as an excellent vector of P. vivax (Kasap, 1990) and An. messeae was reported, not only as being the main vector of malaria over a large part of European Russia several decades ago (Detinova, 1953), but also the responsible of disease resurgence in Russia and Ukraine more recently (Nikolaeva, 1996).…”

Section: Infectivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An. superpictus can transmit P. vivax (Kasap, 1990) but its susceptibility to P. falciparum has not been tested, although this anopheline is probably sensitive, as it belongs to the subgenus Cellia, to which the principal African malaria vectors also belong. Another species of the subgenus Cellia poorly represented in Europe, such as Anopheles multicolor and Anopheles sergentii, have been also found parasitized by P. vivax and P. falciparum in natural conditions (Kenawy et al, 1990).…”

Section: Infectivitymentioning

confidence: 99%