Anopheline mosquitoes behaviour and entomological monitoring in southwestern Ethiopia by Kidane Lelisa, Abebe Asale, Behailu Taye, Daniel Emana, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

“…Two An. gambiae s.l. specimens were found positive for Plasmodium vivax 210 polymorphs and the overall infectivity rate was estimated to be 1.04%. …”
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Assessment of Culicidae collection methods for xenomonitoring lymphatic filariasis in malaria co-infection context in Burkina Faso. by Sanata Coulibaly, Simon P Sawadogo, Achille S Nikièma, Aristide S Hien, Rabila Bamogo, Lassane Koala, Ibrahim Sangaré, Roland W Bougma, Benjamin Koudou, Florence Fournet, Georges A Ouédraogo, Roch K Dabiré

“…An. gambiae s.l. sibling species molecular characterization showed that An. gambiae was the dominant specie in all villages. …”
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The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic precis. by Sinka, M, Bangs, M, Manguin, S, Coetzee, M, Mbogo, C, Hemingway, J, Patil, A, Temperley, W, Gething, P, Kabaria, C, Okara, R, Van Boeckel, T, Godfray, H, Harbach, R, Hay, S

“…The continent of Africa experiences the bulk of the global malaria burden due in part to the presence of the An. gambiae complex. Anopheles gambiae is one of four DVS within the An. gambiae complex, the others being An. arabiensis and the coastal An. merus and An. melas. …”

The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: Occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis by Sinka, M, Bangs, M, Manguin, S, Coetzee, M, Mbogo, C, Hemingway, J, Patil, A, Temperley, W, Gething, P, Kabaria, C, Okara, R, Van Boeckel, T, Godfray, H, Harbach, R, Hay, S

“…The continent of Africa experiences the bulk of the global malaria burden due in part to the presence of the An. gambiae complex. Anopheles gambiae is one of four DVS within the An. gambiae complex, the others being An. arabiensis and the coastal An. merus and An. melas. …”

Vector competence of Anopheles and Culex mosquitoes for Zika virus by Brittany L. Dodson, Jason L. Rasgon

“…We exposed Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles stephensi, and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to blood meals supplemented with two Zika virus strains. …”
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Wolbachia surface protein induces innate immune responses in mosquito cells by Pinto, S, Mariconti, M, Bazzocchi, C, Bandi, C, Sinkins, S

“…When cells from Aedes albopictus, which is naturally Wolbachia-infected, were challenged with WSP lower levels of upregulation were observed than for the An. gambiae cells. Conclusions: We have found that WSP is a strong immune elicitor in a naturally Wolbachia-uninfected mosquito species (Anopheles gambiae) while a milder elicitor in a naturally-infected species (Aedes albopictus). …”

Vector competence of anthropophilic mosquitoes for a new mesonivirus in Senegal by Alioune Gaye, Moussa Moïse Diagne, El Hadji Ndiaye, Marie Henriette Dior Ndione, Martin Faye, Cheikh Talla, Gamou Fall, Yamar Ba, Diawo Diallo, Ibrahima Dia, Pascal Handschumacher, Ousmane Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, Mawlouth Diallo

“…This study shows that Culex mosquitoes are more competent than Ae. aegypti for DKV, while Anopheles gambiae is not likely a competent vector.…”
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Resistance to pirimiphos-methyl in West African Anopheles is spreading via duplication and introgression of the Ace1 locus. by Xavier Grau-Bové, Eric Lucas, Dimitra Pipini, Emily Rippon, Arjèn E van 't Hof, Edi Constant, Samuel Dadzie, Alexander Egyir-Yawson, John Essandoh, Joseph Chabi, Luc Djogbénou, Nicholas J Harding, Alistair Miles, Dominic Kwiatkowski, Martin J Donnelly, David Weetman, Anopheles gambiae 1000 Genomes Consortium

“…The Ace1 substitution and duplications occur on a unique resistance haplotype that evolved in A. gambiae and introgressed into A. coluzzii, and is now common in West Africa primarily due to selection imposed by other organophosphate or carbamate insecticides. …”
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A handmade trap for malaria mosquito surveillance by citizens in Rwanda. by Marilyn M Murindahabi, Willem Takken, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Arnold J H van Vliet, P Marijn Poortvliet, Leon Mutesa, Constantianus J M Koenraadt

“…With the aim of implementing a citizen science project on malaria vectors in rural Rwanda, a handmade plastic bottle trap was designed and tested in the field to determine its effectiveness in capturing adult Anopheles gambiae sensu lato, the main malaria vector, and other mosquito species. …”
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Relationships between Plasmodium falciparum transmission by vector populations and the incidence of severe disease at nine sites on the Kenyan coast. by Mbogo, C, Snow, R, Khamala, C, Kabiru, E, Ouma, J, Githure, J, Marsh, K, Beier, J

“…Anopheles gambiae s.l. was the predominant vector, comprising 98.4% of the total anophelines collected. …”

Low-level Plasmodium falciparum transmission and the incidence of severe malaria infections on the Kenyan coast. by Mbogo, C, Snow, R, Kabiru, E, Ouma, J, Githure, J, Marsh, K, Beier, J

“…Intensive mosquito sampling during a one-year period yielded Anopheles gambiae s.l., An. funestus, and An. coustani. Anopheles gambiae s.l. was the predominant vector, comprising 87.9% and 97.9% of the total anophelines collected in Sokoke and Kilifi town, respectively. …”

Pyrethroid Resistance Situation across Different Eco-Epidemiological Settings in Cameroon by Nelly Armanda Kala-Chouakeu, Paulette Ndjeunia-Mbiakop, Idriss Nasser Ngangue-Siewe, Konstantinos Mavridis, Vasileia Balabanidou, Roland Bamou, Mabu Maxim Bindamu, Abdou Talipouo, Landre Djamouko-Djonkam, Jean Arthur Mbida-Mbida, Jeanette Tombi, John Vontas, Timoléon Tchuinkam, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio

“…Species of the <i>An. gambiae</i> s.l. complex were identified using molecular diagnostic tools. …”
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Evaluation of Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Oomycetes Lagenidium giganteum and L. ajelloi against Anopheles Mosquito Larvae by Mathew Mumo Sila, Fredrick Mutie Musila, Vitalis Wafula Wekesa, Imbahale Susan Sangilu

“…The results obtained showed that L. giganteum was not pathogenic to A. gambiae larvae after 24 and 48 hours post-exposure to all concentrations. …”
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Generation, annotation, and analysis of ESTs from midgut tissue of adult female <it>Anopheles stephensi </it>mosquitoes by Bhagwat Bhakti, Gupta Neha, Dayananda Kannayakanahalli M, Srivastav Abhishek, Ghate Pankaj S, Kulkarni Girish J, Chandode Rakesh K, Walujkar Sandeep A, Mahajan Vineet S, Anantharam D, Dhotre Dhiraj P, Atanur Santosh, Patil Deepak P, Joshi Rajendra R, Mourya Devendra T, Patole Milind S, Shouche Yogesh S

“…Unlike <it>Anopheles gambiae</it>, an African malaria vector, transcriptome of <it>A. stephensi </it>midgut tissue is less explored. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the Ifakara tent trap-B, the standardized resting boxes and the human landing catch for sampling malaria vectors and other mosquitoes in urban Dar es Sala... by Kambi Said H, Mpangile John, Ogoma Sheila B, Govella Nicodem J, Sikulu Maggy, Kannady Khadija, Chaki Prosper C, Mukabana Wolfgang R, Killeen Gerry F

“…The ITT-B was three- and five-times cheaper than the HLC per mosquito caught for <it>An. gambiae </it>and <it>Cx</it>. Species, respectively. …”
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Distribution of the main malaria vectors in Kenya. by Okara, R, Sinka, M, Minakawa, N, Mbogo, C, Hay, S, Snow, R

“…A total of 174 sites reported the presence of An. gambiae complex without identification of sibling species. …”

The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis by Sinka, M, Bangs, M, Manguin, S, Coetzee, M, Mbogo, C, Hemingway, J, Patil, A, Temperley, W, Gething, P, Kabaria, C, Okara, R, Van Boekel, T, Godfray, H, Harbach, R, Hay, S

“…The continent of Africa experiences the bulk of the global malaria burden due in part to the presence of the <em>An. gambiae</em> complex.<em>Anopheles gambiae</em> is one of four DVS within the <em>An. gambiae</em> complex, the others being <em>An. arabiensis</em> and the coastal <em>An. merus</em> and <em>An. melas</em>. …”

Immunisation against a serine protease inhibitor reduces intensity of Plasmodium berghei infection in mosquitoes. by Williams, A, Zakutansky, SE, Miura, K, Dicks, MD, Churcher, T, Jewell, K, Vaughan, A, Turner, A, Kapulu, M, Michel, K, Long, C, Sinden, R, Hill, A, Draper, S, Biswas, S

“…To determine whether such molecules could represent a novel target for a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine, we vaccinated mice with Anopheles gambiae serpin-2. Antibodies against Anopheles gambiae serpin-2 significantly reduced the infection of a heterologous Anopheles species (Anopheles stephensi) by Plasmodium berghei, however this effect was not observed with Plasmodium falciparum. …”

Patterns of selection in anti-malarial immune genes in malaria vectors: evidence for adaptive evolution in LRIM1 in Anopheles arabiensis. by Michel A Slotman, Aristeidis Parmakelis, Jonathon C Marshall, Parfait H Awono-Ambene, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjo, Frederic Simard, Adalgisa Caccone, Jeffrey R Powell

“…If so, our data also predicts that LRIM1 alleles in An. gambiae vary in their level of resistance against P. falciparum.…”
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Susceptibility of primary, secondary and suspected vectors to Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection in Ethiopia by Arega Tsegaye, Assalif Demissew, Dawit Hawaria, Hallelujah Getachew, Kassahun Habtamu, Abebe Asale, Guiyun Yan, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

“…Adult female mosquitoes were identified to species as An. gambiae s.l., An. coustani complex and An. pharoensis. …”
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