Molecular identification of Plasmodium spp. and blood meal sources of anophelines in environmental reserves on São Luís Island, state of Maranhão, Brazil

Molecular identification of Plasmodium spp. and blood meal sources of anophelines in environmental reserves on São Luís Island, state of Maranhão, Brazil

Abstract Background Considering the diversity of feeding habits that females of some species of anophelines present, it is important to understand which vertebrates are part of blood food sources and how important is the role of each in the ecoepidemiology of malaria. There are many vector species f...

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Main Authors: Mayra Araguaia Pereira Figueiredo, Silvia Maria Di Santi, Wilson Gómez Manrique, Luiz Ricardo Gonçalves, Marcos Rogério André, Rosangela Zacarias Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Anopheles
Feeding habit
PCR
Malaria
Vector
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2133-5

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