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The resting behavior of malaria vectors in different ecological zones of Ghana and its implications for vector control

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background In sub-Saharan Africa there is widespread use of long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying to help control the densities of malaria vectors and decrease the incidence of malaria.
Akua Obeng Forson, Isaac A. Hinne, Shittu B. Dhikrullahi, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Abdul Rahim Mohammed, Simon K. Attah, Yaw Asare Afrane   +6 more
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Temporal and biting dynamics of the chromosomal inversion 2La in the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii in Bangui, Central African Republic

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The chromosomal rearrangement 2La has been directly involved in the ecological and deadly epidemiological success of the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii in sub-Saharan Africa.
Claire Sangbakembi-Ngounou, Carine Ngoagouni, Ousman Akone-Ella, Pierre Kengne, Pierre Kengne, Carlo Costantini, Emmanuel Nakouné, Diego Ayala, Diego Ayala   +8 more
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A survey of Anopheles species composition and insecticide resistance on the island of Bubaque, Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Bubaque is the most populous island of the Bijagos archipelago, a group of malaria-endemic islands situated off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.
Thomas Ant, Erin Foley, Scott Tytheridge, Colin Johnston, Adriana Goncalves, Sainey Ceesay, Mamadou Ousmane Ndiath, Muna Affara, Julien Martinez, Elizabeth Pretorius, Chris Grundy, Amabelia Rodrigues, Paulo Djata, Umberto d’Alessandro, Robin Bailey, David Mabey, Anna Last, James G. Logan   +17 more
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The implementation of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets has differential effects on the genetic structure of the African malaria vectors in the Anopheles gambiae complex in Dielmo, Senegal

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Mosquitoes belonging to the Anopheles gambiae complex are the main vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Among these, An. gambiae, Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles arabiensis are the most efficient vectors and are largely distributed in ...
Seynabou Sougoufara, Cheikh Sokhna, Nafissatou Diagne, Souleymane Doucouré, Pape MBacké Sembène, Myriam Harry   +5 more
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Photoperiodic responses of Sahelian malaria mosquitoes Anopheles coluzzii and An. arabiensis

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Throughout large parts of sub-Saharan Africa, seasonal malaria transmission follows mosquito density, approaching zero during the dry season and peaking during the wet season.
Diana L. Huestis, Monica L. Artis, Peter A. Armbruster, Tovi Lehmann   +3 more
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Microsporidia MB is found predominantly associated with Anopheles gambiae s.s and Anopheles coluzzii in Ghana

Scientific Reports, 2021
A vertically transmitted microsporidian, Microsporidia MB, with the ability to disrupt Plasmodium development was reported in Anopheles arabiensis from Kenya, East Africa.
Jewelna Akorli, Esinam Abla Akorli, Seraphim Naa Afoley Tetteh, Godwin Kwame Amlalo, Millicent Opoku, Rebecca Pwalia, Michelle Adimazoya, Dorcas Atibilla, Sellase Pi-Bansa, Joseph Chabi, Samuel Kweku Dadzie   +10 more
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Polymorphic inversion 2La frequencies associated with ecotypes in populations of Anopheles coluzzii from Southwest Nigeria

Scientific African, 2021
Chromosomal inversion 2La play a vital role in local adaptation of the malaria vector Anopheles. This polymorphic inversion, linked with ecological and behavioural plasticity, ensures adaptation of these species and continued transmission of the malaria ...
A.O. Adeogun, K.O.K. Popoola, B.D. Brooke, A.K. Olakiigbe, S.T. Awolola   +4 more
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BiteOscope, an open platform to study mosquito biting behavior

eLife, 2020
Female mosquitoes need a blood meal to reproduce, and in obtaining this essential nutrient they transmit deadly pathogens. Although crucial for the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, blood feeding remains poorly understood due to technological ...
Felix JH Hol, Louis Lambrechts, Manu Prakash   +2 more
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The Genetic Architecture of Post-Zygotic Reproductive Isolation Between Anopheles coluzzii and An. quadriannulatus

Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
The Anopheles gambiae complex is comprised of eight morphologically indistinguishable species and has emerged as a model system for the study of speciation genetics due to the rapid radiation of its member species over the past two million years.
Kevin C. Deitz, Willem Takken, Michel A. Slotman   +2 more
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Molecular characterization and Plasmodium falciparum transmission risks of Anopheles mosquitoes in Malete, Nigeria

Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2023
Introduction: Studies on malaria vector surveillance are useful for evidence-based control in specific communities. Such studies are lacking in Malete, a rapidly growing peri-urban community in Nigeria.
Abiodun Obembe
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