M. Hadis et al., HOST CHOICE BY INDOOR-RESTING ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS IN ETHIOPIA, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 91(4), 1997, pp. 376-378
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25
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Tropical Medicine
The host preference of indoor resting Anopheles arabiensis has been de
termined using a direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A total of
611 specimens, 258 from human dwellings, 179 from mixed dwellings, and
174 from cattle sheds, was examined. The proportion of human blood me
als identified was highest from mosquitoes caught in human dwellings (
91.5%), followed by those from mixed dwellings (20.2%) and cattle shed
s (3.5%) (P<0.0001). The smaller proportion of human blood meals from
mixed dwellings suggests that cattle may protect humans from A. arabie
nsis.