Author/Authors :
Vatandoost, H. tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Public Health and National Institute of Health Research - Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, تهران, ايران , Emami, S.N. tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Public Health and National Institute of Health Research - Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, تهران, ايران , Oshaghi, M.A. tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Public Health - Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, تهران, ايران , Abai, M.R. tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Public Health and National Institute of Health Research - Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, تهران, ايران , Raeisi, A. Ministry of Health and Medical Education - Malaria Department, ايران , Piazzak, N. Institute Pasteur of Iran, ايران , Mahmoodi, M. tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Public Health and National Institute of Health Research - Department of Biostatistics, تهران, ايران , Akbarzadeh, K. tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Public Health and National Institute of Health Research - Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, تهران, ايران , Sartipi, M. zahedan university of medical sciences, ايران
Abstract :
A study was done of the bionomics, insecticide susceptibility and irritability status of Anopheles culicifacies in Sistan va Baluchestan province. Sampling was performed to determine the following parameters: species identification, seasonal activity, adult and larval susceptibility tests, irritability tests, anthropophily index and sporozoite rate. An. culicifacies adults were susceptible to all tested pyrethroid insecticides. An. culicifacies started to appear indoors in late May, showing 2 peaks in June and September. Fenitrothion, cyfluthrin and permethrin had the least irritancy effect and DDT the highest. Only 2/860 females tested were infected with Plasmodium spp. (sporozoite rate: 0.25%). ELISA testing of 250 blood meals derived from night-biting collections of female mosquitoes from humans and cows revealed that only 12.5% were human-fed.
