Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are the most significant arthropods of medical
importance because of the burden of diseases, such as malaria, encephalitis and filariasis …

Background This is the second in a series of three articles documenting the geographical
distribution of 41 dominant vector species (DVS) of human malaria. The first paper …

Abstract Background In Iran, the prospect of malaria control relies mainly on insecticides
used against the genus Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) as important vectors of malaria …

Anopheles was introduced as a genus of mosquitoes in 1818 by Johann Wilhelm Meigen
[1], a German entomologist famous for his revolutionary studies of Diptera. Little was done …

Malaria is a main vector-borne public health problem in Iran. The last studies on Iranian
mosquitoes show 31 Anopheles species including different sibling species and genotypes …

Background: Several important diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes. Despite of the
potential of the occurrence of some mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile …

Background Malaria is a major vector-borne disease in tropical and sub-tropical countries
caused by Plasmodium infection. It is one the most important health problem in south and …

The phylogenetic relationships of Anopheles spp. at the junction of Oriental, Palearctic, and
Afrotropical regions in the Iranian plateau were investigated using molecular markers. A 711 …

Background Sulfur mustard (SM) is an alkylating agent that induces short and long term
toxicity on various organs. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term psychological …

Background: Ecological data are important in the vector control management of mosquitoes.
There is scattered published information about the larval habitat characteristics and ecology …