Mapping current and future thermal limits to suitability for malaria transmission by the invasive mosquito Anopheles stephensi

Mapping current and future thermal limits to suitability for malaria transmission by the invasive mosquito Anopheles stephensi

Abstract Background Anopheles stephensi is a malaria-transmitting mosquito that has recently expanded from its primary range in Asia and the Middle East, to locations in Africa. This species is a competent vector of both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria. Perhaps most alarming, the...

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Main Authors: Sadie J. Ryan, Catherine A. Lippi, Oswaldo C. Villena, Aspen Singh, Courtney C. Murdock, Leah R. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Anopheles stephensi
Malaria
Climate change
Physiological response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04531-4

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