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Anopheles: see mosquito mosquito (məskē`tō), small, long-legged insect of the order Diptera, the true flies . ..... Click the link for more information. . Anopheles [ə′näf·ə‚lēz] (invertebrate zoology) A genus of mosquitoes in the family Culicidae; members are vectors of malaria, dengue, and filariasis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The pyrethroid knockdown resistance gene (kdr) has become widespread in Anopheles gambiae in West Africa. Malaria is a disease caused by the microscopic parasite Plasmodium falciparum, itself carried by the anopheles mosquito. BFV has been isolated from > 73 species of mosquitoes belonging to four genera: Aedes, Culex (some Aedes species were renamed Ochlerotatus) (Reinert 2000), Anopheles, and Coquillettidia (Boyd et al. |
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