A review of the mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) of Bangladesh

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• Alternative Title:
  Parasit Vectors
• Personal Author:
  Irish, Seth R. ; Al-Amin, Hasan Mohammad ; Alam, Mohammad Shafiul ; Harbach, Ralph E.
• Description:
  Background
  
  Diseases caused by mosquito-borne pathogens remain an important source of morbidity and mortality in Bangladesh. To better control the vectors that transmit the agents of disease, and hence the diseases they cause, and to appreciate the diversity of the family Culicidae, it is important to have an up-to-date list of the species present in the country. Original records were collected from a literature review to compile a list of the species recorded in Bangladesh.
  
  Results
  
  Records for 123 species were collected, although some species had only a single record. This is an increase of ten species over the most recent complete list, compiled nearly 30 years ago. Collection records of three additional species are included here: Anopheles pseudowillmori, Armigeres malayi and Mimomyia luzonensis.
  
  Conclusions
  
  While this work constitutes the most complete list of mosquito species collected in Bangladesh, further work is needed to refine this list and understand the distributions of those species within the country. Improved morphological and molecular methods of identification will allow the refinement of this list in years to come.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Animals Biodiversity Culicidae Entomology Research
• Source:
  Parasit Vectors. 9.
• Pubmed ID:
  27770829
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5075421
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Bangladesh
• Volume:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5bbe22ae6d597f743e2d66d913850105be30696f49ca42e3677e3ac6d3956a99
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42962/cdc_42962_DS1.pdf
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