Shelf by Yongama Mageza

1.Anopheles mosquitoes

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:16:49 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: Region= sub-Saharan parts of Asia and Latin America

2.Diseases transmitted: Malaria, filariasis

3.Why it is important: Malaria is one of the biggest killers; control of anopheles is central to many public health efforts

2 Aedes albopictus

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:17:28 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: Habitat, urban settings and containers

2.Diseases transmitted: Dengue, zika, yellow fever, chikungunya and rift valley fever

3.Why it is important: Very urban adapted; resistance to insecticide; climate change expands range

3 Culex mosquitoes

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:18:19 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: Breed in more stagnant water or polluted

2.Diseases transmitted: West nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, lymphatic filariasis.

3.Why it is important: Often overlooked; usually night biters; can act as bridge vectors between animals and humans

4 tsetse flies

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:18:54 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: Control over wide areas, reservoir hosts, sub-Saharan

2.Diseases transmitted: Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness); animal trypanosomiasis

3.Why it is important: Big socioeconomic impact in sub-Saharan Africa; disease control is hard

5 tabanidae ( horseflies)

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:19:23 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: africa

2.Diseases transmitted: Mechanical and biological transmission

3.Why it is important: Transmitted by chrysops and also cause nuisance and economic impact

6. biting midges

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:20:53 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: Tropical subtropical and temperate zones

2.Diseases transmitted: Parasitic disease in animals , bluetongue in livestock

3.Why it is important: Often in veterinary public health

7 lice ( anoplura

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:21:28 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: Human body

2.Diseases transmitted: Typhus, relapsing fever, trench fever.

8 fleas ( Siphonaptera)

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:22:04 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: Eastern African subregions

2.Diseases transmitted: Typhus and endemic zoones

3.Why it is important: Flees bite vector from rodents

9 black flies

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:22:49 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: Fast flowing water

2.Diseases transmitted: Onchocerciasis(river blindness)

3.Why it is important: Requires larval stage in flowing water

10. Sand flies

magezayongama99 — 2025-09-18 19:23:25 UTC

1.Geographical distribution: Sub-Saharan Africa

2.Diseases transmitted: leishmaniasis

3.Why it is important: Nocturnal, small weak flyers, leaf litter