Table 1.
Anopheles species compositions in different study sites and study periods at the international borders of the GMS
| Species | China–Myanmar border (2012–2014)a | Tak, Thailand (2011–2013)b | Tak, Thailand (2015)c | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| An. minimus | 13,038 | 84.6 | 1,204 | 40.3 | 3,725 | 49.5 |
| An. maculatus | 530 | 3.4 | 640 | 21.4 | 999 | 13.3 |
| An. culicifacies | 437 | 2.8 | 51 | 1.7 | 1054 | 14.0 |
| An. vagus | 220 | 1.4 | 13 | 0.4 | 38 | 0.5 |
| An. sinensis | 161 | 1.0 | 1 | – | – | – |
| An. barbirostris | 133 | 0.9 | 105 | 3.5 | 185 | 2.5 |
| An. paeditaeniatus | 127 | 0.8 | 63 | 2.1 | 102 | 1.4 |
| An. kochi | 39 | 0.3 | 161 | 5.4 | 41 | 0.6 |
| An. tessellatus | 39 | 0.3 | 157 | 5.3 | 97 | 1.3 |
| An. annularis | 7 | 0.0 | 431 | 14.4 | 851 | 11.3 |
| An. jeypariensis | 277 | 1.8 | – | – | – | – |
| An. splendidus | 237 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – |
| An. varuna | – | – | 41 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| An. sawadwongporni | – | – | 1 | 0.0 | 293 | 3.9 |
| Other Anopheles | 175 | 1.1 | 118 | 4.0 | 133 | 1.8 |
| Total | 15,410 | 100 | 2,986 | 100 | 7,519 | 100 |
Mosquitoes were collected by CDC light traps. This table illustrates major changes of primary vector species in different sentinel sites. Anopheles species with ≥ 1% abundance were listed by species names, while the rest was summarized as “Other Anopheles.”