COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON MAN-BITING POPULATION OF FILARIAL VECTOR Cx. quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) BETWEEN TRIBAL AND NON-TRIBAL AREAS OF BANKURA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL INDIA
| Main Authors: | Chandra, G.; Mosquito Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India., Rudra, S. K.; Mosquito Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India. |
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| Other Authors: | BADAN LITBANGKES KEMENKES |
| Format: | application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | ind |
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Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan
, 2012
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| Online Access: |
http://ejournal.litbang.depkes.go.id/index.php/BPK/article/view/1211 |
Daftar Isi:
- West Bengal, India is endemic for filariasis and the number of patients infected with bancroftian filariasis is increasing. There are no observation on the potential vector of filariasis from the tribal areas that make up considerable part in this state. This study investigate population of Cx. quinquefasciatus in tribal and non-tribal areas of Bankura district. Species composition of mosquitoes, per man-hour density, hourly densities of night biting Cx. quinquefasciatus, number of Cx. quinquefasciatus biting per man per day and per man per night. Preferential biting site and peak period of filarial transmission were recorded from both the study areas. Infection rate, infectivity rate of man-landing vector population and annual transmission potential were observed to be 0.31%, 0.00% and 0.00 in tribal areas and 0.73%, 0.23% and 359.71 in non-tribal areas respectively.