Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract
Surveys were conducted in malaria-endemic villages in the southern province of Attapeu, Lao PDR during various seasons over a 3-year period. All-night mosquito landing collections, blood surveys and a case-control study were conducted. Plasmodium falciparum was the predominant species, and slide positivity rates were higher during the transition/dry season compared with the wet season. Anopheles dirus A was found to be the primary vector, and sporozoite rates were highest during the transition/dry season. Anopheles dirus was found to be endophagic and endophilic. Not using insecticide-treated bed nets, houses close to breeding sites and sleeping away from home were risk factors associated with malaria.
Keywords
Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Anopheles dirus A, Lao PDR
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume
99
Issue
11