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SUBMITTER: Herrera-Varela M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4296503 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Herrera-Varela Manuela M Orjuela Lorena I LI Peñalver Cilia C Conn Jan E JE Quiñones Martha L ML
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 20141101 7
Malaria in La Guajira, the most northern state of Colombia, shows two different epidemiological patterns. Malaria is endemic in the municipality of Dibulla whereas in Riohacha it is characterised by sporadic outbreaks. This study aimed to establish whether differences in transmission patterns could be attributed to different vector species. The most abundant adult female species were Anopheles aquasalis, exclusive to Riohacha, and Anopheles darlingi, restricted to Dibulla. Anopheles mosquitoes w ...[more]