Anopheles latens
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| Anopheles latens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Species: | A. latens |
| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles latens Sallum, Peyton, Wilkerson, 2005 |
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The Anopheles latens mosquito (part of the An. leucosphyrus group)[1] is an important vector for the transmission of malaria in humans and monkeys in Southeast Asia.[2] It is an important vector for the transmission of human malaria in Sarawak; but because it is attracted to both humans and to macaques it is also responsible for the transmission of simian malarias to humans (Plasmodium knowlesi[3] and possibly P. inui[2] as well).
A. latens tends to bite from 6 p.m. throughout the night, peaking at midnight.[3] It is found in forests and at forest fringes, but tends not to enter human dwellings.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Sallum MAM, Peyton EL, Wilkerson RC. (2005). "Six new species of the Anopheles leucosphyrus group, reinterpretation of An. elegans and vector implications.". Med Vet Entomol 19 (2): 158–99. DOI:10.1111/j.0269-283X.2005.00551.x. PMID 15958025.
- ^ a b Wharton, R. H.; Eyles, DE; Warren, M; Moorhouse, DE (1962). "Anopheles leucosphyrus identified as a vector of monkey malaria in Malaya". Science 137 (3532): 758. DOI:10.1126/science.137.3532.758. PMID 14006429.
- ^ a b c Vythilingam I, Tan CH, Asmad M, Chan ST, Lee KS, Singh B. (2006). "Natural transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans by Anopheles latens in Sarawak, Malaysia". Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 100 (11): 1087–88. DOI:10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.02.006. PMID 16725166.
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