Browsing ARS - 2012 by Subject "Anopheles"

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Blood-feeding patterns of Anopheles mosquitoes in malaria-endemic areas of Sri Lanka

Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Fernando, M.A.S.T.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Wijeyerathne, P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)

Background: Studies on host preference patterns in blood-feeding of anopheline mosquitoes are crucial for incriminating them as malaria vectors. However, little information is available on the host preferences of ...
Breeding of Anopheles culicifacies in different waterbodies in the district of Trincomalee

Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Fernando, M.A.S.T.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Wijeyerathne, P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)

Introduction: Anopheles culicifacies (Diptera: Culicidae), the major vector of malaria in Sri Lanka is known to breed in clean and clear water. This study was focused to understand the larval habitats of the major malaria ...
Prevalence of Anopheline species in Ampara district, Sri Lanka

Fernando, M.A.S.T.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Hapugoda, M.D.; de Silva, B.G.D.N.K.; Wijeyerathne, P.; Abeyewickreme, W. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)

Introduction: Investigating the presence of primary and secondary vectors of malaria in the selected areas where no entomological surveillance was carried out for about 30 years due to ethnic conflict. Objective: To study ...

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