Introduction of the Anopheles bancroftii Mosquito, a Malaria Vector, into New Caledonia

Autor:	Morgane Pol, Sosiasi Kilama, Sandy Duperier, Marie-Estelle Soupé-Gilbert, Elodie Calvez, Nicolas Pocquet
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Anopheles bancroftii malaria vector mosquito introduction New Caledonia Pacific region vector-borne Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 3, Pp 604-605 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2403.171689
Popis:	In June 2017, an Anopheles mosquito species was detected in New Caledonia. Morphologic identification and genomic sequencing revealed that the specimens tested belong to An. bancroftii genotype A1. This introduction underscores the risk for local malaria transmission and the vulnerability of New Caledonia to vector introduction.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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