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1 September 2006 Bloodmeal Hosts of Anopheles Species (Diptera: Culicidae) in a Malaria-Endemic Area of the Brazilian Amazon
Robert H. Zimmerman, Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo, L. Philip Lounibos, M. Arruda, R. Wirtz
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Hosts of blood-fed anophelines (Diptera: Culicidae) were determined in three riverine villages, 1.5–7.0 km apart, along the Matapí River, Amapá state, Brazil, by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay midgut analysis for IgG of common vertebrates. Anopheles marajoara Galvão & Damsceno and Anopheles darlingi Root had higher human blood indices (HBI) than Anopheles nuneztovari Gabaldón, Anopheles triannulatus (Neiva & Pinto), and Anopheles intermedius (Chagas), which were relatively zoophilic. HBIs of An. darlingi varied significantly among villages, attributable to a low proportion of human-fed mosquitoes in Santo Antônio. Significantly higher incidence of An. marajoara and An. nuneztovari fed on pig blood at two villages, associated with a low number of pigs in Santo Antônio. The incidences of bovine blood varied significantly among villages for all three of the most common anopheline species. The incidence of mixed meals ranged from 7.1 to 27.6% among common species, and, for An. marajoara, varied significantly among villages. This study demonstrates differences in host selection patterns among villages only a few kilometers apart, which may be influenced by host availability and have important epidemiological consequences.

Robert H. Zimmerman, Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo, L. Philip Lounibos, M. Arruda, and R. Wirtz "Bloodmeal Hosts of Anopheles Species (Diptera: Culicidae) in a Malaria-Endemic Area of the Brazilian Amazon," Journal of Medical Entomology 43(5), 947-956, (1 September 2006). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[947:BHOASD]2.0.CO;2
Received: 16 December 2005; Accepted: 18 April 2006; Published: 1 September 2006
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KEYWORDS
host selection
human blood index
mixed bloodmeals
mosquitoes
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