New record of the malaria vector Anopheles sergentii in the southern Nile Valley of Egypt.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1995

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

145-146

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Cope SE.Gad AM.Presley SM.

 

Abstract

Twelve adult female Anopheles sergentii were collected from 2 villages in the Nile River Valley in Aswan Governorate, Egypt, in August of 1993. No immature forms were found during limited sampling. This is the first record of this malaria vector in Aswan Governorate and represents the southernmost distribution in northern Africa.

Notes

Author(s) - Cope SE.Gad AM.Presley SM.