Anopheles
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 Anopheles gambiae | ||||||||||||
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Anopheles is a genus of mosquito.
Of the 400 Anopheles species, Anopheles gambiae is the best known, because of its role in the transmission of malaria parasites (e.g. Plasmodium falciparum) in endemic areas.
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