Which mosquito species is responsible for the largest proportion of malaria transmission in rural India?

• A Anopheles stephensi
• B Anopheles minimus
• C Anopheles fluviatilis
• D Anopheles culicifacies ✓

Explanation

Anopheles culicifacies is the primary vector of rural malaria in India and accounts for the major share of transmission, breeding mainly in rain-fed pools, puddles and irrigation channels. Anopheles stephensi is the key urban vector, thriving in overhead tanks and construction sites. Fluviatilis and minimus are hill-foot and forest fringe vectors respectively with far smaller overall contribution.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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