{"id":23779,"date":"2025-12-27T13:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T07:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23779"},"modified":"2025-12-27T15:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T09:53:21","slug":"anopheles-stephensi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/anopheles-stephensi\/","title":{"rendered":"Anopheles stephensi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Anopheles stephensi Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urban malaria, driven largely by the spread of invasive vector Anopheles stephensi in metropolitan areas like Delhi, has emerged as a national concern threatening India\u2019s goal of eliminating the mosquito-borne disease by 2030, according to the Health Ministry\u2019s recently released Malaria Elimination Technical Report, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Anopheles stephensi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>invasive mosquito species<\/b> <b>originating <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from parts of <\/span><b>Southeast Asia and the Arabian Peninsula.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>major malaria vector.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>recently spread to parts of Africa,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> posing a growing public-health concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike most malaria vectors, it is <\/span><b>adept at colonizing urban environments.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>breed in tiny amounts of water <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">year-round and has made a comfortable home in urban areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout its natural range, Anopheles stephensi is an <\/span><b>important vector for both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">In urban areas, An. stephensi is found throughout the year <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but is <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">most abundant in the summer months <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(between June and August), which coincides with the peak period of malaria transmission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/invasive-mosquito-species-that-thrives-in-cities-threatens-indias-2030-malaria-elimination-goal\/article70440000.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anopheles stephensi is an invasive urban malaria vector threatening India\u2019s 2030 elimination goal. 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