@incollection{fdi:010080128, title = {{B}ionomics and control of {A}nopheles ({C}ellia) minimus in the context of disappearing malaria in {I}ndia}, author = {{D}ev, {V}. and {M}anguin, {S}ylvie}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{M}alarial threat is receding in {I}ndia and for achieving malaria-free status, vector biology is regaining its due importance for targeting species-specific interventions in place and time. {A}nopheles minimus, the major vector of malaria in north-east {I}ndia, is disappearing fast evidenced by reduced levels of malaria transmission and morbidity. {A}n. minimus is a species complex comprising three sibling species of which {A}n. minimus s.s., formally named as {A}n. minimus, is recorded to occur in east and north-east {I}ndia. {I}t is highly anthropophilic and responsible for fulminating outbreaks of malaria evidenced by incrimination records in range of its distribution. {F}or its control, {DDT} continues to be the insecticide of choice for indoor residual spraying; however, populations are highly resilient in response to residual insecticides for paradigm shift in vector behaviour from indoor resting to outdoors resulting in continued transmission. {E}xtra-domiciliary transmission of malaria is a challenge for which newer interventions, viz., attractive toxic sugar bait, eave-tube technology, nano-synthesized pesticides, new adult repellents, oviposition deterrents need to be field-evaluated under local geo-epidemiological conditions. {T}o keep vector populations at bay, it is advocated to upscale interventions for 'universal coverage' of human populations at risk to check malaria transmission and spread of drug-resistant malaria.}, keywords = {{PALUDISME} ; {TRANSMISSION} ; {LUTTE} ; {INSECTICIDE} {CHIMIQUE} ; {VECTEUR} ; {ECOETHOLOGIE} ; {PROJET} {DE} {RECHERCHE} ; {BIONOMIE} ; {INDE}}, booktitle = {{V}ector biology and control : an update for malaria elimination : initiative in {I}ndia}, numero = {}, pages = {33--42}, address = {{N}ew {D}elhi}, publisher = {{T}he {N}ational {A}cademy of {S}ciences}, series = {}, year = {2020}, ISBN = {978-81-905548-8-6}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080128}, }