Mansonia (Mansonioides) annulifera is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mansonia. It is a vector of humans filliarisis.
Distribution Mansonia annulifera has a wide range. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. A study conducted in Thailand found that M. annulifera populations increased during warmer and more humid weather, raising concern that climate change could lead to increased rates in mosquito-transmitted filiariasis.
Behavior Mansonia annulifera is an endophilic species, preferring to rest indoors. One study conducted in India found that adults are normally active between midnight and dawn. A more recent study conducted in Indonesia found that mosquitos took blood meals at all times of day but most often fed from humans around sunset.
Medical importance Mansonia annulifera demonstrates a high affinity for biting humans and is a potent vector of Brugia malayi and Wucheria bancrofti, both causative agents of filariasis In 1980, The Japanese encephalitis virus was isolated from M. annulifera in India.
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External links Natural Mortality of Mansonia annulifera with Special Reference to Mortality due to Brugia malayi Infection and Distribution of Parasites in a Vector Population Semiochemicals of Mansonia annulifera Photos of M. annulifera Host-Feeding Pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Mansonia annulifera (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae), the Major Vectors of Filariasis in a Rural Area of South India Host Plant Preference of Mansonia Mosquitoes