Re: Can mosquitoes other than Anopheles sp. carry malaria?

Hello Kathy,

No only Anopheles sp. can transmit malaria and only about 60 of these are vectors under natural conditions. However, like many other blood-borne diseases, malaria can also be transmitted by blood transfusion, contaminated needles and from mother to child before and/or during birth.

For more information about malaria and mosquitoes take a look at the following URLs:
Travel Information about Malaria
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/malinfo.htm
Malaria Foundation International
http://www.malaria.org/GENERAL.HTM

Also these books on malaria come well recommended:

• Wernsdorfer, W.H. and McGregor, Sir I., Malaria - Principles and Practice of Malariology, 2 volumes, published in 1988 by Churchill Livingstone, New York, USA.
• Bruce-Chwatt, L.J., Essential Malariology. Second edition published 1985 by William Heinemann Medical Books Ltd., London, UK.