The effect of deforestation on the human-biting rate of Anopheles darlingi, the primary vector of falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon
The effect of deforestation on the human-biting rate of Anopheles darlingi, the primary vector of falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon
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DOI：
10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.3
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Patz, JA
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作者：
Vittor, AY;Gilman, RH;Patz, JA
为了研究热带雨林破坏对疟疾的影响，我们对亚马逊地区主要疟疾媒介达林按蚊（Anopheles darlingi）在秘鲁亚马逊不同程度生态改变地区以人类为食的比率进行了为期一年的研究。蚊子是在伊基托斯-诺塔公路沿线按植被类型选定并控制人类存在的地点通过人咬捕获的方式收集的。森林被砍伐的地点的达林刺虫叮咬率是森林主要地区的278倍以上。研究结果表明，在经历了森林砍伐和道路开发的地区，达林夜蛾的咬人活动显著增加。
To examine the impact of tropical rain-forest destruction on malaria, we conducted a year-long study of the rates at which the primary malaria vector in the Amazon, Anopheles darlingi, fed on humans in areas with varying degrees of ecological alteration in the Peruvian Amazon. Mosquitoes were collected by human biting catches along the Iquitos-Nauta road at sites selected for type of vegetation and controlled for human presence. Deforested sites had an A. darlingi biting rate that was more than 278 times higher than the rate determined for areas that were predominantly forested. Our results indicate that A. darlingi displays significantly increased human-biting activity in areas that have undergone deforestation and development associated with road development.