SynthesisParasites & vectors2022
Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in Anopheles mosquitoes in Thailand: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effectiveness of a transfluthrin emanator and insecticide-treated barrier screen in reducing Anopheles biting in a temporary shelter in Sumatra, Indonesia.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Investigation of malaria vectors Anopheles in non-endemic areas of Thailand: in proximity to workplaces housing foreign migrant workers.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Dirus complex species identification PCR (DiCSIP) improves the identification of Anopheles dirus complex from the Greater Mekong Subregion.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Exploring mosquito abundance and Plasmodium infection through nested-PCR: implications for disease surveillance and control.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Understanding work-related travel and its relation to malaria occurrence in Thailand using geospatial maximum entropy modelling.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Double trouble: trypanosomatids with two hosts have lower infection prevalence than single host trypanosomatids.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe entomological inoculation rate (EIR) is one of the key indices used to evaluate malaria transmission and vector control interventions. One of the components of the EIR is the sporozoite rate in Anopheles vectors. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to identify the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in field-collected Anopheles species across Thailand.
methodsThis systematic review was registered under the PROSPERO number CRD42021297255. Studies that focused on the identification of Plasmodium spp. in Anopheles mosquitoes were identified from the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. The quality of the identified studies was determined using the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology approach. The proportion of Anopheles mosquitoes collected, Anopheles vectors for Plasmodium species, and specificity of Anopheles vectors for Plasmodium species were analyzed. The pooled prevalence of Plasmodium species among the primary vectors (Anopheles dirus, Anopheles minimus, and Anopheles maculatus) was estimated using the random-effects model.
resultsOf the 1113 studies identified, 31 were included in the syntheses. Of the 100,910 Anopheles mosquitoes identified for species and sibling species, An. minimus (40.16%), An. maculatus (16.59%), and Anopheles epiroticus (9.18%) were the most prevalent Anopheles species. Of the 123,286 Anopheles mosquitoes identified, 566 (0.46%) were positive for Plasmodium species. The highest proportions of Plasmodium species were identified in Anopheles hodgkini (2/6, 33.3%), Anopheles nigerrimus (2/24, 8.33%), Anopheles balabacensis (4/84, 4.76%), An. dirus (114/4956, 2.3%), Anopheles annularis (16/852, 1.88%), Anopheles kochi (8/519, 1.54%), Anopheles vagus (3/215, 1.4%), and Anopheles baimaii (1/86, 1.16%). The pooled prevalence of Plasmodium species identified in the main Anopheles vectors was 0.4% of that of Plasmodium species identified in An. dirus was 2.1%, that of Plasmodium species identified in An. minimus was 0.4%, and that of Plasmodium species identified in An. maculatus was 0.4%.
conclusionsWe found a low prevalence of Plasmodium infection in Anopheles mosquitoes across Thailand. Therefore, the use of EIR to determine the impact of vector control intervention on malaria parasite transmission and elimination in Thailand must be undertaken with caution, as a large number of Anopheles specimens may be required.
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