From: A review of malaria transmission dynamics in forest ecosystems
Malaria vectors | Increase in anthropophagy | Increase in exophily/exophagy | Increase in vector population/malaria |
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An. gambiae | Forested region of Southern Sierra [55] | Forested region of Southern Sierra [55] | |
An. arabiensis | Savannah-forest region of Nigeria [105] | Forested region of Nigeria [110] | Deforested region of Africa [72] |
An. funestus | Savannah-forest region of Nigeria [105] | No increase in exophagy reported from rain forest zone of Nigeria [110] | Deforested region of Africa [72] |
An. dirus | Forested regions of Asia [72] | ||
An. fluviatilis | Forested region of Orissa, India [111] | Forested region of Central India [104] | Forested region of Orissa, India [111] |
An. minimus | Forested region of Kratie province, Cambodia [112] Deforested region of Central Vietnam [18] | Deforested region of Central Vietnam [18] | |
An. culicifacies | Forested region of Orissa, India [111] | Forested region of Central India [104] | Deforested region of Asia [72] |
An. maculatus | Forested region of Kratie province, Cambodia [112] | Forested region of Kratie province, Cambodia [112] | Deforested region of Asia [72] |
An. darlingi | Deforested region of Peruvian Amazon [82] | Forested region of Brazil [113] | Deforested region of South America [72, 82] and near forest area of South America [114] |
An. aquasalis | Forested region of Guayana, Venezuela [67] | Deciduous dry forested region of Venezuela [67] | Deforested region of South America [72] |