Anopheles species associations in Southeast Asia: indicator species and environmental influences

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 136
• Main Authors: Obsomer, Valérie, Dufrene, Marc, Defourny, Pierre, Coosemans, Marc
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: England Springer-Verlag 04.05.2013; BioMed Central Ltd; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Animals; Anopheles; Anopheles - growth & development; Anopheles - physiology; Asia, Southeastern; Biota; Care and treatment; Climate; data collection; discriminant analysis; Environmental sciences & ecology; Geography; growth & development; Health aspects; Humans; indicator species; land cover; Life sciences; Malaria; monitoring; physiology; rain; Remote sensing; Sciences de l’environnement & écologie; Sciences du vivant; South East Asia; Southeast Asia; temperature; variance; vegetation; villages; South East Asia; Asia, Southeastern; Southeast Asia; Vietnam
• ISSN: 1756-3305; 1756-3305
• DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-136

BACKGROUND: Southeast Asia presents a high diversity of Anopheles. Environmental requirements differ for each species and should be clarified because of their influence on malaria transmission potential. Monitoring projects collect vast quantities of entomological data over the whole region and coul...