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| rasgulla Total Posts: 3 | Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 03:44 am what is d most common vector in urban malaria? acc to AAA...ans is anopheles culicifacies(same is written in pg no. 210 of 19th e of park) acc to deepak mishra...ans is a.stephensi..(same is written in pg no. 214 of same 19th edition of park) pls help me in sorting out this confusion.. |
| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 04:33 pm Let me quote from Medscape In Asia, An. stephensi is proving adaptable to urban conditions, and in India it is a well-established vector of urban malaria.In urban areas of India, water is not supplied regularly and is stored in houses, providing extensive breeding places for An. stephensi in overhead tanks and cisterns. In periurban areas, where 25% to 40% of the urban population live in poor housing without proper water supply and drainage, another vector, An. culcifacies, also transmits malaria. So we have to go with An.stephansi as even the NVBDCP | National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme in India goes with this view...  |