Open AccessPrevalence of sibling-species of Anopheles (Cellia) fluviatilis complex in Himachal Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Taru Singh,
Syed Shah Areeb Hussain,
Monica Rawat,
Narayani Prasad Kar,
Shweta Pasi,
R. C. Dhiman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.321745
Subject(s) - malaria , vector (molecular biology) , anopheles , sibling species , biology , plasmodium falciparum , veterinary medicine , culicoides , entomology , anopheles culicifacies , ecology , immunology , medicine , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
Malaria is one of the most infectious and life-threatening vector borne disease in the tropics. Climate change can significantly influence malaria epidemiology and expansion of malaria vectors to hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh in India, hitherto considered areas of low transmission. Entomological surveillance in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh revealed high density of a proven efficient vector of malaria, Anopheles fluviatilis, but transmission intensity of malaria was found very low. It was therefore considered prudent to investigate the sibling-species composition of An. fluviatilis complex in Kangra valley to ascertain their role in transmission of malaria.