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Monitoring of anopheline mosquitoes as vectors for vivax malaria in the Republic of Korea in 2018
- Date2019-04-11 20:59
- Update2019-11-19 19:22
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Monitoring of anopheline mosquitoes as vectors for vivax malaria in the Republic of Korea in 2018
Lee Hak Seon, Kim Hyunwoo, Lee Hee Il, Cho Shin-Hyeong
Division of Vectors and Parasitic diseases, Center for Laboratory Control of Infectious Diseases, KCDC
Annual monitoring of anopheline mosquitoes was performed in high-risk regions for vivax malaria in 2018. Mosquito collection was carried out for 7 months from April to October, using black-light traps at 20 sites located in Incheon metropolitan city, Gyeonggi-do, and Gangwon-do province. A total of 26,108 vivax malaria vector mosquitoes were collected. This was 9.7% lower than the mean value of last 5-years and 108.6% higher than that in 2017. With the seasonal fluctuations, the vector mosquito population started a sharp increase in August, peaked with the highest density, and then showed a rapid decrease. The continuous monitoring of anopheline mosquitoes should be strengthened to forecast the increasing point of vivax malaria vectors in time and develop the proper vector control measures.
Keywords: Anopheline mosquito, Vivax malaria, Monitoring
Lee Hak Seon, Kim Hyunwoo, Lee Hee Il, Cho Shin-Hyeong
Division of Vectors and Parasitic diseases, Center for Laboratory Control of Infectious Diseases, KCDC
Annual monitoring of anopheline mosquitoes was performed in high-risk regions for vivax malaria in 2018. Mosquito collection was carried out for 7 months from April to October, using black-light traps at 20 sites located in Incheon metropolitan city, Gyeonggi-do, and Gangwon-do province. A total of 26,108 vivax malaria vector mosquitoes were collected. This was 9.7% lower than the mean value of last 5-years and 108.6% higher than that in 2017. With the seasonal fluctuations, the vector mosquito population started a sharp increase in August, peaked with the highest density, and then showed a rapid decrease. The continuous monitoring of anopheline mosquitoes should be strengthened to forecast the increasing point of vivax malaria vectors in time and develop the proper vector control measures.
Keywords: Anopheline mosquito, Vivax malaria, Monitoring
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