Bloodfeeding behavior of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus in Kilifi District, Kenya.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1993

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

225-227

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Mbogo CN.Kabiru EW.Muiruri SK.Nzovu JM.Ouma JH.Githure JI.Beier JC.

 

Abstract

Blood meal samples were tested by ELISA for 534 Anopheles gambiae s.l. and 76 Anopheles funestus collected from 25 sites in Kilifi District, Kenya. Human IgG was detected in 94.4% of the An. gambiae s.l. and in 90.8% of the An. funestus. No samples were positive for cow and only a few were positive for goat. Both species fed predominantly on humans irrespective of host availability. At these sites on the Kenyan coast, the high degree of human-feeding by malaria vectors contributes to the efficiency of malaria parasite transmission and the high incidence of severe malaria.

Notes

Author(s) - Mbogo CN.Kabiru EW.Muiruri SK.Nzovu JM.Ouma JH.Githure JI.Beier JC.