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An. bellator
Dyar &
Knab
No
Yes(?)
An. bellator
has been found with
P. vivax
oocysts or both oocysts and sporozo-
ites in Brazil (
Deane, 1986
) and have been experimentally infected from an
infected human (
Rozeboom and Laird, 1942
).
An. benarrochi
Gabaldón
No
Yes(?)
Naturally
P. vivax
infected
An. benarrochi
were observed in Peru (
Flores-
Mendoza et al., 2004
), however when mosquito oocyst infection was
observed in laboratory conditions after feeding on infected human volun-
teers, no sporozoites were found in the salivary glands approximately two
weeks after feeding (
Klein et al., 1991
).
An. braziliensis
(Chagas)
No
Yes(?)
Naturally
P. vivax
infected
An. braziliensis
were observed in Brazil (
da Silva-
Vasconcelos et al., 2002
), however when mosquito oocyst infection was
observed in laboratory conditions after feeding on infected human volun-
teers; no sporozoites were found in the salivary glands approximately two
weeks after feeding (
Klein et al., 1991
).
An. cruzii
Dyar &
Knab
No
Yes
P. vivax
(VK247) infectivity rates of 0.086-0.179% in wild-infected mosqui-
toes were reported in Brazil (
Branquinho et al., 1997
).
An. darlingi
Root
Yes
Yes
An. darlingi
specimens were found to be naturally infected with
P. vivax
in
Amapa (
Conn et al., 2002
) and Para States (by dissection to find presence
and ELISA to determine
Plasmodium
species) (
de Arruda et al., 1986
) in
Brazil and in French Guiana (
Girod et al., 2008
). Mosquito oocyst infec-
tion was observed in laboratory conditions after feeding on infected
human volunteers; sporozoites were found in the salivary glands approxi-
mately two weeks after feeding (
Klein et al., 1991
).
An. deaneorum
Rosa-Freitas
No (part of
An. albitaris
complex)
Yes
An. deaneorum
is a sibling of
An. albitarsis
complex and may be an impor-
tant vector in Amazonian Brazil (
Conn et al., 2002
). This species can be
experimentally infected by both
P. vivax
and
P. falciparum
(
Klein et al., 1991
;
Senise et al., 2006
).
An. freeborni
Aitken Yes
Yes(?)
An. freeborni
has been experimentally infected with
P. vivax
from humans
(
Burgess and Young, 1950
) and monkeys (
Collins
et al.
, 2009
).
