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Table 1 Impact of forest/deforestation on vector populations, their bionomics and malaria incidence

From: A review of malaria transmission dynamics in forest ecosystems

Malaria vectors

Increase in anthropophagy

Increase in exophily/exophagy

Increase in vector population/malaria

An. gambiae

Forested region of Southern Sierra [55]

Forested region of Southern Sierra [55]

Deforested region of Africa [72, 109]

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 region of Thailand [52], & Vietnam [17]

Forested region of Vietnam [17, 28]

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]

Deforested region of Asia [72, 79, 80]

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]