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Table 1.2
Known and potential vector species of
Plasmodium vivax
—
cont'd
Species, species
complex* or
group
Distribution
and bionomics
reviewed by MAP
†
P. vivax
vector
(Yes/No)
‡
Notes and reference(s)
An. gambiae
Giles/
An. gambiae
complex
Yes
Yes
P. vivax
(VK247) circumsporozoite proteins were found in
An. gambiae s.s.
specimens collected in Kenya (
Ryan et al., 2006
) and
An. gambiae
has been
infected with
P. vivax
in laboratory settings from infected monkeys (
Wirtz
et al., 1985
;
Collins et al
.
, 2009
).
An. labranchiae
Falleroni
Yes
Yes
An. labranchiae
has been stated to be a vector of
P. vivax
(
Lindsay and Thomas,
2001
;
Romi et al., 2001
), and a vectorial capacity for
P. vivax
in
An. labran-
chiae
has been estimated (
Romi et al., 1997
;
Romi et al., 2001
).
An. melas
Theo-
bald
Yes (part of the
An. gambiae
complex)
?
No natural
P. vivax
infection has been found (
Moreno et al., 2004
;
Bigoga
et al., 2007
), but that is perhaps because the indigenous populations, rather
than the mosquito, are refractory to
P. vivax
(
Moreno et al., 2004
).
An. merus
Dönitz
Yes (part of the
An. gambiae
complex)
?
No natural
P. vivax
infection has been found;
An. melas
sampled in Tanzania
were found not to be infected with
P. vivax
(
Temu et al., 1998
).
An. moucheti
Evans
Yes
?
There is no indication of
P. vivax
infection, but this may be due to lack of the
parasite within its distribution (
Antonio-Nkondjio et al., 2005
).
An. multicolor
Cambouliu
No
Yes(?)
No
P. vivax
parasites were found in
An. multicolor
collected in desert oases
in Egypt (
El Said et al., 1983
;
Kenawy et al., 1990
;
Morsy et al., 1995
).
However, the authors infer the potential for transmission and refer to
experimental transmission of
P. vivax
by
An. multicolour
under laboratory
conditions.
