N. KwansomboonV. ChaumeauP. KittiphanakunD. CerqueiraV. CorbelT. ChareonviriyaphapKasetsart UniversityCHU MontpellierMaladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs : Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et ContrôleMahidol University2018-12-212019-03-142018-12-212019-03-142017-06-01Journal of Vector Ecology. Vol.42, No.1 (2017), 84-9319487134108117102-s2.0-85019246449https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/41495© 2017 The Society for Vector Ecology Baseline entomological surveys were conducted in four sentinel sites along the Thailand-Myanmar border to address vector bionomics and malaria transmission in the context of a study on malaria elimination. Adult Anopheles mosquitoes were collected using human-landing catch and cow-bait collection in four villages during the rainy season from May-June, 2013. Mosquitoes were identified to species level by morphological characters and by AS-PCR. Sporozoite indexes were determined on head/thoraces of primary and secondary malaria vectors using real-time PCR. A total of 4,301 anopheles belonging to 12 anopheline taxa were identified. Anopheles minimus represented >98% of the Minimus Complex members (n=1,683), whereas the An. maculatus group was composed of two dominant species, An. sawadwongporni and An. maculatus. Overall, 25 Plasmodium-positive mosquitoes (of 2,323) were found, representing a sporozoite index of 1.1% [95%CI 0.66–1.50]. The transmission intensity as measured by the EIR strongly varied according to the village (ANOVA, F=17.67, df=3, P<0.0001). Our findings highlight the diversity and complexity of the biting pattern of malaria vectors along the Thailand-Myanmar border that represent a formidable challenge for malaria control and elimination.Mahidol UniversityAgricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental ScienceArticleSCOPUS10.1111/jvec.12242