ELISA Incrimination of &lt;I&gt;Anopheles superpictus&lt;/I&gt; and &lt;I&gt;Anopheles hyrcanus&lt;/I&gt; (Diptera: Culicidae) as Vectors of &lt;I&gt;Plasmodium vivax&lt;/I&gt; (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae) in Tajikistan

Habirov, Zamonidin; Manilova, Elena; Kadamov, D S; Komilova, Saodat; Harbach, Ralph E.

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“…to within the range between 0–2716 m above sea level in Iran. The maximum recorded elevation for this species in Tajikistan was 2800 m [ 12 ]. This value was calculated as 3483 m and 2113 m for An.…”

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Predicting environmentally suitable areas for Anopheles superpictus Grassi (s.l.), Anopheles maculipennis Meigen (s.l.) and Anopheles sacharovi Favre (Diptera: Culicidae) in Iran

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BackgroundMalaria is an important mosquito-borne disease, transmitted to humans by Anopheles mosquitoes. The aim of this study was to gather all records of three main malaria vectors in Iran during the last decades, and to predict the current distribution and the environmental suitability for these species across the country.MethodsAll published documents on An. superpictus Grassi (s.l.), An. maculipennis Meigen (s.l.) and An. sacharovi Favre during 1970–2016 in Iran were obtained from different online data bases and academic libraries. A database was created in ArcMap 10.3. Ecology of these species was analyzed and the ecological niches were predicted using MaxEnt model.ResultsAnopheles superpictus (s.l.) is the most widespread malaria vector in Iran, and exists in both malaria endemic and non-endemic areas. Whereas An. maculipennis (s.l.) is reported from the northern and northwestern parts, Anopheles sacharovi is mostly found in the northwestern Iran, although there are some reports of this species in the western, southwestern and eastern parts. The area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) for training and testing data was calculated as 0.869 and 0.828, 0.939 and 0.915, and 0.921 and 0.979, for An. superpictus (s.l.), An. maculipennis (s.l.) and An. sacharovi, respectively. Jackknife test showed the environmental variable with highest gain in the predicting power of the model when used in isolation was annual precipitation for An. superpictus (s.l.) and An. maculipennis (s.l.), and precipitation of the driest quarter for An. sacharovi.ConclusionsDespite this range, global warming may increase the potential risk for malaria transmission in some cleared-up areas, where these proven vectors are active. Mapping and prediction of spatial/temporal distribution of these vectors will be beneficial for decision makers to be aware of malaria transmission risk, especially in the western parts of the country.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13071-018-2973-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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