Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2012) 28, 309-311

Isabelle Dusfour, Fanny Jarjaval, Pascal Gaborit, Marie Mura, Romain Girod and Frédéric Pagès (2012)
Confirmation of the occurrence of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara in French Guiana
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 28 (4), 309-311
Abstract: Throughout the early entomological campaigns in French Guiana (1900-1945), the presence of members of the Anopheles albitarsis Complex was reported in many places across the territory. However, since then no specimen has been caught despite many entomological studies conducted on the littoral and along the main rivers in places where malaria was endemic. We report here the 1st catches in the modern period of specimens of the An. albitarsis Complex in the deep rainforest. During a military intervention, Mosquito-Magnet® traps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention light traps were used to sample malaria vectors in an illegal gold mining area and a permanent checkpoint. Members of the An. albitarsis caught were molecularly identified using DNA barcoding. In the 2 sites where An. albitarsis s.l. were caught, all specimens were An. marajoara. As An. marajoara is considered as an important malaria vector in Amazonia, the highest interest must be shown to this species in French Guiana.
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Database assignments for author(s): Isabelle Dusfour, Romain Girod

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles marajoara		French Guiana