Larval habitats of Anopheles species in a rural settlement on the malaria frontier of southwest Amazon, Brazil

Rural settlements are social arrangements expanding in the Amazon region, which generate disturbances in the natural environment, thus affecting the ecology of the species of Anopheles and thus the malaria transmission. Larval habitats are important sources for maintenance of mosquito vector populat...

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Autores principales: Rufalco-Moutinho, P., Schweigmann, N., Bergamaschi, D.P., Mureb Sallum, M.A.
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spelling todo:paper_0001706X_v164_n_p243_RufalcoMoutinho2023-10-03T13:51:43Z Larval habitats of Anopheles species in a rural settlement on the malaria frontier of southwest Amazon, Brazil Rufalco-Moutinho, P. Schweigmann, N. Bergamaschi, D.P. Mureb Sallum, M.A. Amazon region Anopheles sp Anthropogenic environment Larval habitats Malaria frontier disease transmission disease vector epidemiology larva malaria mosquito rural area Anopheles Anopheles darlingi Anopheles triannulatus aquatic environment arthropod larva Article Brazil environmental change habitat malaria nonhuman Nyssorhynchus river basin rural population Stethomyia animal Anopheles classification cross-sectional study ecology ecosystem environmental protection human insect vector larva malaria parasitology physiology population density river species difference transmission Amazonia Brazil Nyssorhynchus Stethomyia fresh water Animals Anopheles Brazil Conservation of Natural Resources Cross-Sectional Studies Ecology Ecosystem Fresh Water Humans Insect Vectors Larva Malaria Population Density Rivers Rural Population Species Specificity Rural settlements are social arrangements expanding in the Amazon region, which generate disturbances in the natural environment, thus affecting the ecology of the species of Anopheles and thus the malaria transmission. Larval habitats are important sources for maintenance of mosquito vector populations, and holding back a natural watercourse is a usual process in the establishment of rural settlements, since the formation of micro-dams represents a water resource for the new settlers. Identifying characteristics of the larval habitats that may be associated with both the presence and abundance of Anopheles vectors species in an environment under ecological transition is background for planning vector control strategies in rural areas in the Amazon. Anopheles larvae collections were performed in two major types of habitats: natural and flow-limited water collections that were constructed by holding back the original watercourse. A total of 3123 Anopheles spp. larvae were captured in three field-sampling collections. The majority of the larvae identified were taken from flow-limited water collections belonged to species of the Nyssorhynchus subgenus (92%), whereas in the natural larval habitats a fewer number of individuals belonged to the Stethomyia (5%) and Anopheles (3%) subgenera. The total of Nyssorhynchus identified (1818), 501 specimens belonged to An. darlingi, 750 to An. triannulatus and 567 for others remaining species. In addition, 1152 could not be identified to subgenus/species level, because they were either in the first-instar or damaged. The primary vector in areas of the Amazon river basin, An. darlingi, was found exclusively in man-made habitats. Statistical analysis display An. triannulatus with specialist behavior for characteristics of man-made habitats. Modifications in the natural environment facilitate the rise of larval habitats for species with epidemiological importance for malaria in the region. This study showed that man-made habitats flow-limited water collections from dry lands could be a factor associated with the increase of An. darlingi and An. triannulatus populations, and other Nyssorhynchus species as well in endemic areas of the Amazon Region. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. Fil:Schweigmann, N. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0001706X_v164_n_p243_RufalcoMoutinho
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topic Amazon region
Anopheles sp
Anthropogenic environment
Larval habitats
Malaria frontier
disease transmission
disease vector
epidemiology
larva
malaria
mosquito
rural area
Anopheles
Anopheles darlingi
Anopheles triannulatus
aquatic environment
arthropod larva
Article
Brazil
environmental change
habitat
malaria
nonhuman
Nyssorhynchus
river basin
rural population
Stethomyia
animal
Anopheles
classification
cross-sectional study
ecology
ecosystem
environmental protection
human
insect vector
larva
malaria
parasitology
physiology
population density
river
species difference
transmission
Amazonia
Brazil
Nyssorhynchus
Stethomyia
fresh water
Animals
Anopheles
Brazil
Conservation of Natural Resources
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ecology
Ecosystem
Fresh Water
Humans
Insect Vectors
Larva
Malaria
Population Density
Rivers
Rural Population
Species Specificity
spellingShingle Amazon region
Anopheles sp
Anthropogenic environment
Larval habitats
Malaria frontier
disease transmission
disease vector
epidemiology
larva
malaria
mosquito
rural area
Anopheles
Anopheles darlingi
Anopheles triannulatus
aquatic environment
arthropod larva
Article
Brazil
environmental change
habitat
malaria
nonhuman
Nyssorhynchus
river basin
rural population
Stethomyia
animal
Anopheles
classification
cross-sectional study
ecology
ecosystem
environmental protection
human
insect vector
larva
malaria
parasitology
physiology
population density
river
species difference
transmission
Amazonia
Brazil
Nyssorhynchus
Stethomyia
fresh water
Animals
Anopheles
Brazil
Conservation of Natural Resources
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ecology
Ecosystem
Fresh Water
Humans
Insect Vectors
Larva
Malaria
Population Density
Rivers
Rural Population
Species Specificity
Rufalco-Moutinho, P.
Schweigmann, N.
Bergamaschi, D.P.
Mureb Sallum, M.A.
Larval habitats of Anopheles species in a rural settlement on the malaria frontier of southwest Amazon, Brazil
topic_facet Amazon region
Anopheles sp
Anthropogenic environment
Larval habitats
Malaria frontier
disease transmission
disease vector
epidemiology
larva
malaria
mosquito
rural area
Anopheles
Anopheles darlingi
Anopheles triannulatus
aquatic environment
arthropod larva
Article
Brazil
environmental change
habitat
malaria
nonhuman
Nyssorhynchus
river basin
rural population
Stethomyia
animal
Anopheles
classification
cross-sectional study
ecology
ecosystem
environmental protection
human
insect vector
larva
malaria
parasitology
physiology
population density
river
species difference
transmission
Amazonia
Brazil
Nyssorhynchus
Stethomyia
fresh water
Animals
Anopheles
Brazil
Conservation of Natural Resources
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ecology
Ecosystem
Fresh Water
Humans
Insect Vectors
Larva
Malaria
Population Density
Rivers
Rural Population
Species Specificity
description Rural settlements are social arrangements expanding in the Amazon region, which generate disturbances in the natural environment, thus affecting the ecology of the species of Anopheles and thus the malaria transmission. Larval habitats are important sources for maintenance of mosquito vector populations, and holding back a natural watercourse is a usual process in the establishment of rural settlements, since the formation of micro-dams represents a water resource for the new settlers. Identifying characteristics of the larval habitats that may be associated with both the presence and abundance of Anopheles vectors species in an environment under ecological transition is background for planning vector control strategies in rural areas in the Amazon. Anopheles larvae collections were performed in two major types of habitats: natural and flow-limited water collections that were constructed by holding back the original watercourse. A total of 3123 Anopheles spp. larvae were captured in three field-sampling collections. The majority of the larvae identified were taken from flow-limited water collections belonged to species of the Nyssorhynchus subgenus (92%), whereas in the natural larval habitats a fewer number of individuals belonged to the Stethomyia (5%) and Anopheles (3%) subgenera. The total of Nyssorhynchus identified (1818), 501 specimens belonged to An. darlingi, 750 to An. triannulatus and 567 for others remaining species. In addition, 1152 could not be identified to subgenus/species level, because they were either in the first-instar or damaged. The primary vector in areas of the Amazon river basin, An. darlingi, was found exclusively in man-made habitats. Statistical analysis display An. triannulatus with specialist behavior for characteristics of man-made habitats. Modifications in the natural environment facilitate the rise of larval habitats for species with epidemiological importance for malaria in the region. This study showed that man-made habitats flow-limited water collections from dry lands could be a factor associated with the increase of An. darlingi and An. triannulatus populations, and other Nyssorhynchus species as well in endemic areas of the Amazon Region. © 2016 Elsevier B.V.
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author Rufalco-Moutinho, P.
Schweigmann, N.
Bergamaschi, D.P.
Mureb Sallum, M.A.
author_facet Rufalco-Moutinho, P.
Schweigmann, N.
Bergamaschi, D.P.
Mureb Sallum, M.A.
author_sort Rufalco-Moutinho, P.
title Larval habitats of Anopheles species in a rural settlement on the malaria frontier of southwest Amazon, Brazil
title_short Larval habitats of Anopheles species in a rural settlement on the malaria frontier of southwest Amazon, Brazil
title_full Larval habitats of Anopheles species in a rural settlement on the malaria frontier of southwest Amazon, Brazil
title_fullStr Larval habitats of Anopheles species in a rural settlement on the malaria frontier of southwest Amazon, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Larval habitats of Anopheles species in a rural settlement on the malaria frontier of southwest Amazon, Brazil
title_sort larval habitats of anopheles species in a rural settlement on the malaria frontier of southwest amazon, brazil
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0001706X_v164_n_p243_RufalcoMoutinho
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