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Mosquito Types

April 3, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How many types of mosquito are there? ANSWER There are over 3,500 species of mosquito! However, most of these do not transmit any diseases to humans. Mosquitoes are usually divided into two sub-families, the Anophelinae and the Culicinae. The latter group consists of about 40 genera, including Culex and Aedes, which contain some species that transmit diseases to humans (such as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Aedes, Anopheles, Anophelinae, Culex, Culicinae, dengue fever, Malaria transmission, West Nile, yellow fever

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