Notes on the epidemiology of malaria in the Yemen Arab Republic
Thuriaux, M.C.
Annales des Societes Belges de Medecine Tropicale, de Parasitologie et de Mycologie 51(2): 229-237
1971
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9638 PMID: 5567747 Document Number: 33763
The following is based largely on the author's summary. The available data on malaria in Yemen are reviewed, together with personal observations made in the medium-altitude zone (200-2000 m) from April 1967 to March 1968. The country can be divided into three areas: the high plateaux (over 2000 m) where malaria is probably transmitted by Anopheles sergentii (Theo.), the coastal plain (up to 200 m) of low and inconstant endemicity, and the foothills and hills in between where transmission occurs all the year round with peak prevalence in the latter part of the year. A. gambiae Giles appears to be the major vector in the latter two areas . A. dthali Patt. and A. pharoensis Theo. may play some part in transmission in certain localities. Man-made breeding places (cisterns and basins and irrigation systems) are common in the country. The epidemiological situation in different parts of the country is briefly discussed.