| Descriptor English: | Anopheles | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Anopheles                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Anopheles | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Anopheles | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Anopheles gambiae | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.875.120 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000852 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) that are known vectors of MALARIA. | 
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| Annotation: | mosquito; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted; do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111 | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AH                                                            anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1966; for ANOPHELES GAMBIAE see ANOPHELES GAMBIAE 2005-2017 | 
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| History Note: | 1966 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 866 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000852 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QX 515 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/12 | 
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Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota 
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                        Anopheles                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0001269 | 
                                
| Scope note | A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) that are known vectors of MALARIA. | 
| Preferred term | Anopheles | 
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                                        M0460790 | 
                                
| Scope note | A species of mosquito in the genus Anopheles and the principle vector of MALARIA in Africa. | 
| Preferred term | Anopheles gambiae | 
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