Anopheles gambiae on remote islands in the Indian Ocean: origins and prospects for malaria elimination by genetic modification of extant populations

Abstract The mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s. is a primary malaria vector throughout sub-Saharan Africa including the islands of the Comoros archipelago (Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mayotte and Mohéli). These islands are located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in eastern Africa. Previous st...

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Main Authors: Robert E. Ditter, Melina Campos, Marc W. Crepeau, João Pinto, Ali Toilibou, Yssouf Amina, Luciano Michaël Tantely, Romain Girod, Yoosook Lee, Anthony J. Cornel, Gregory C. Lanzaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44501-z