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Anopheles minimus, Malaria Vector

This close-up photograph shows the Anopheles minimus mosquito, a malaria vector of the Orient, feeding on a human host. Anopheles minimus is one of the mosquito species responsible for spreading the drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasite in Thailand and Vietnam. As a result, drug resistant malaria has become one of the most important problems in malaria control in recent years.

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Anopheles minimus, Malaria Vector

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This close-up photograph shows the Anopheles minimus mosquito, a malaria vector of the Orient, feeding on a human host. Anopheles minimus is one of the mosquito species responsible for spreading the drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasite in Thailand and Vietnam. As a result, drug resistant malaria has become one of the most important problems in malaria control in recent years.

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Album / Science Source / CDC/James Gathany

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3851 x 2550 px | 28.1 MB

Print size:

32.6 x 21.6 cm | 12.8 x 8.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANIMAL • ANOPHELES MINIMUS • ANOPHELES MOSQUITO • ANOPHELES • ARTHROPOD • ARTHROPODA • ARTHROPODS • ASIA • ASIAN • BLOOD MEAL • BUG (INSECT) • DIPTERA • DRINKING BLOOD • DRUG RESISTANT MALARIA • ENGORGED • FEEDING • FEMALE MOSQUITO • GNAT • INSECT PEST • INSECT • INVERTEBRATE • MALARIA CARRIER • MALARIA TRANSMISSION • MALARIA VECTOR • MALARIA • MIDGE • MOSQUITO • MOSQUITOES • MOSQUITOS • PARASITE • PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM • PLASMODIUM MALARIA • PLASMODIUM • TROPICAL DISEASES • WORLD HEALTH