[Observations on malaria vectors in Mozambique. I. The status of Anopheles populations before the start of mosquito control].

The basic status parameters of populations of the main malaria vectors (Anopheles arabiensis and An. funestus) in the vicinity of the city of Maputo, Mozambique, were considered, such as mosquito density and its seasonal variation, female biting activity rate, degree of mosquito-man contact, degree of exophilia and endophagy, physiological age of females, duration of gonotrophic cycle, sporozoite index, vectorial capacity, entomological inoculation rate.