On the dissection of mosquitoes for malaria parasites and the information to be derived therefrom
- 1 May 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 43 (6) , 617-634
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(50)90004-6
Abstract
In the dissection of wild mosquitoes in search of malaria vectors only the sporozoite rate is of any value, and such rates much be determined within 48 hrs. after capture of the mosquitoes to be valid. The number of any vector sp. is also important to know since a poor carrier in great numbers may be more dangerous than a good carrier in small numbers. Data as to time, place, and method of capture of the mosquitoes must also be recorded. Illustrations of the proper methods are selected from data acquired during field work in Malaya.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The transmission of malaria in BorneoTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1947
- The Estimation of the Density of Infective Anophelines as a Method of Calculating the Relative Risk of Inoculation with Malaria from Different Species or in Different LocalitiesPathogens and Global Health, 1933