Identification of the vectors of lymphatic filariasis in the Lower Shire Valley, southern Malawi.
Merelo-Lobo, AR;
McCall, PJ;
Perez, MA;
Spiers, AA;
Mzilahowa, T;
Ngwira, B;
Molyneux, DH;
Donnelly, MJ;
(2003)
Identification of the vectors of lymphatic filariasis in the Lower Shire Valley, southern Malawi.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97 (3).
pp. 299-301.
ISSN 0035-9203
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0035-9203(03)90149-0
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An investigation of lymphatic filariasis vectors in Malawi is reported. Anopheles funestus, A. arabiensis, and A. gambiae sensu stricto had high rates of filarial infection (2.2-3.1%) and carried infective larvae. Anopheles funestus was the predominant species collected (77.6%) and was the primary vector during the study period of April to May 2002.
