Anopheles mosquito: Anopheles

Anopheles, the mosquitoes that spread malaria, like to lay their eggs in marshy areas or near the banks of shallow creeks and streams. Adult, female mosquitoes lay eggs one at a time directly on water. The anopheles mosquito genus is a genus of mosquitoes in the family Culicidae that includes more than 450 species of mosquito. Anopheles mosquitoes are best known as the carriers of the infectious diseases malaria and lymphatic filariasis. Malaria is responsible for more than 600,000 deaths every year. Anopheles mosquitoes are found across the globe, except in Antarctica. Worldwide, there are over 3,500 species of mosquitoes grouped into 41 genera. 837 of those species are in Africa. Human malaria is transmitted only by females of the genus Anopheles. Of the approximately 430 Anopheles species, only 30-40 transmit malaria worldwide. Target Malaria works specifically on 3 major malaria vectors that are distributed widely across Sub-Saharan Africa: Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles coluzzii, and Anopheles arabiensis, which look identical morphologically and belong ... Learn about the biology, habitat, distribution and biting behaviours of Anopheles mosquitoes, the main vectors of human malaria. Find out how they breed, mate, transmit parasites and respond to interventions.