Estimating the effects of temperature on transmission of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum by Suh, E, Stopard, IJ, Lambert, B, Waite, JL, Dennington, NL, Churcher, TS, Thomas, MB

“…Here, we use a mechanistic model fitted to experimental data to describe how Plasmodium falciparum infection of the African malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae, is modulated by temperature, including its influences on parasite establishment, conversion efficiency through parasite developmental stages, parasite development rate, and overall vector competence. …”

The interplay between malaria vectors and human activity accounts for high residual malaria transmission in a Burkina Faso village with universal ITN coverage by Eleonora Perugini, Wamdaogo M. Guelbeogo, Federica Guglielmo, Cristiana Poggi, Eugenio Gabrieli, Hilary Ranson, Alessandra della Torre, Marco Pombi

“…A subsample of collected specimens of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato was molecularly processed for species identification, Plasmodium detection from heads-thoraxes and L1014F pyrethroid-resistance allele genotyping. …”
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Using MALDI-TOF MS to Identify Mosquitoes from Senegal and the Origin of Their Blood Meals by Fatou Kiné Fall, Adama Zan Diarra, Charles Bouganali, Cheikh Sokhna, Philippe Parola

“…These included legs from <i>Anopheles gambiae</i>, <i>Anopheles arabiensis, Anopheles</i> cf. …”
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Vector competence of Anopheles stephensi for O’nyong-nyong virus: a risk for global virus spread by Maud Mutsaers, Cecilia Springer Engdahl, Lukas Wilkman, Clas Ahlm, Magnus Evander, Olivia Wesula Lwande

“…Up to now, ONNV has been restricted to Africa and only two competent vectors have been found, Anopheles gambiae and An. funestus, which are also known malaria vectors. …”
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An online tool for mapping insecticide resistance in major Anopheles vectors of human malaria parasites and review of resistance status for the Afrotropical region by Tessa B Knox, Elijah O Juma, Eric O Ochomo, Helen Pates Jamet, Laban Ndungo, Patrick Chege, Nabie M Bayoh, Raphael N’Guessan, Riann N Christian, Richard H Hunt, Maureen Coetzee

“…For the Afrotropical region, data were most abundant for populations of An. gambiae, and pyrethroids and DDT were more often used in susceptibility assays (51.1 and 26.8% of all reports, respectively) than carbamates and organophosphates. …”
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Which trap is best? Alternatives to outdoor human landing catches for malaria vector surveillance: a meta-analysis by Jordan Eckert, Seun Oladipupo, Yifan Wang, Shanshan Jiang, Vivek Patil, Benjamin A. McKenzie, Neil F. Lobo, Sarah Zohdy

“…Subset analysis on An. gambiae s.l. showed that light traps specifically captured on average more of this species than HLC (95% CI: [− 18.3751, − 1.0629]). …”
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Development of circulating isolates of Plasmodium falciparum is accelerated in Anopheles vectors with reduced reproductive output. by Kristine Werling, Maurice A Itoe, W Robert Shaw, Raymond Dombagniro Hien, Bali Jean Bazié, Fofana Aminata, Kelsey L Adams, Bienvenu Seydou Ouattara, Mathias Sanou, Duo Peng, Roch K Dabiré, Dari F Da, Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Thierry Lefèvre, Flaminia Catteruccia

“…Anopheles gambiae and its sibling species Anopheles coluzzii are the most efficient vectors of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. …”
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Field evidence for manipulation of mosquito host selection by the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum by Vantaux, Amélie, Yao, Franck, Hien, Domonbabele FdS, Guissou, Edwige, Yameogo, Bienvenue K., Gouagna, Louis-Clément, Fontenille, Didier, Renaud, François, Simard, Frédéric, Constantini, Carlo, Thomas, Fréderic, Mouline, Karine, Roche, Benjamin, Cohuet, Anna, Dabiré, Kounbobr R, Lefèvre, Thierry

“…We assessed the influence of P. falciparum on the blood-feeding behaviour of three of its major vectors (Anopheles coluzzii, An. gambiae and An. arabiensis) in Burkina Faso. Host preference assays using odour-baited traps revealed no effect of infection on mosquito long-range anthropophily. …”
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Species Composition And Productivity Of Mosquitoes In Relation To Physicochemical Conditions, Teneral Reserves, Insecticide Susceptibility And Community Knowledge On Mosquito Borne... by Kura, Ibrahim Shehu

“…A total of seven species namely, Aedes aegypti, Ae. dorsalis, Anopheles gambiae, An. coustani, Culex quinquefasciatus, Cx. nigripalpus, and Cx. salinarius were morphologically identified. …”
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Anopheles mosquitoes may drive invasion and transmission of Mayaro virus across geographically diverse regions. by Marco Brustolin, Sujit Pujhari, Cory A Henderson, Jason L Rasgon

“…We tested vector competence of 2 MAYV genotypes in laboratory strains of six mosquito species (Aedes aegypti, Anopheles freeborni, An. gambiae, An. quadrimaculatus, An. stephensi, Culex quinquefasciatus). …”
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Can Wolbachia be used to control malaria? by Thomas Walker, Luciano Andrade Moreira

“…In addition, transient Wolbachia infections in Anopheles gambiae significantly reduce Plasmodium levels. Here we review the prospects of using a Wolbachia-based approach to reduce human malaria transmission through transinfection of Anopheles mosquitoes.…”
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Mapping trends in insecticide resistance phenotypes in African malaria vectors by Hancock, PA, Hendriks, CJM, Tangena, J-A, Gibson, H, Hemingway, J, Coleman, M, Gething, PW, Cameron, E, Bhatt, S, Moyes, CL

“…We use 6,423 observations of the prevalence of resistance to the most important vector control insecticides to inform a Bayesian geostatistical ensemble modelling approach, generating fine-scale predictive maps of resistance phenotypes in mosquitoes from the Anopheles gambiae complex across Africa. Our models are informed by a suite of 111 predictor variables describing potential drivers of selection for resistance. …”

A global map of dominant malaria vectors. by Sinka, M, Bangs, M, Manguin, S, Rubio-Palis, Y, Chareonviriyaphap, T, Coetzee, M, Mbogo, C, Hemingway, J, Patil, A, Temperley, W, Gething, P, Kabaria, C, Burkot, T, Harbach, R, Hay, S

“…RESULTS: Our global map highlights the spatial variability in the complexity of the vector situation. In Africa, An. gambiae, An. arabiensis and An. funestus are co-dominant across much of the continent, whereas in the Asian-Pacific region there is a highly complex situation with multi-species coexistence and variable species dominance. …”

LLIN evaluation in Uganda project (LLINEUP): The fabric integrity, chemical content and bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets treated with and without piperonyl butoxide ac... by Frank Mechan, Agaba Katureebe, Violet Tuhaise, Martin Mugote, Ambrose Oruni, Ismail Onyige, Kawesa Bumali, Jonathan Thornton, Kilama Maxwell, Mary Kyohere, Moses R. Kamya, Peter Mutungi, Simon P. Kigozi, Adoke Yeka, Jimmy Opigo, Catherine Maiteki-Sebuguzi, Samuel Gonahasa, Janet Hemingway, Grant Dorsey, Lisa J. Reimer, Sarah G. Staedke, Martin J. Donnelly, Amy Lynd

“…Bioefficacy was assessed with three-minute World Health Organisation (WHO) Cone and Wireball assays using pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae, with 1-h knockdown and 24-h mortality recorded. …”
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Malaria vectors resistance to insecticides in Benin: current trends and mechanisms involved by Virgile Gnanguenon, Fiacre R Agossa, Kefilath Badirou, Renaud Govoetchan, Rodrigue Anagonou, Fredéric Oke-Agbo, Roseric Azondekon, Ramziath AgbanrinYoussouf, Roseline Attolou, Filemon T Tokponnon, Rock Aïkpon, Razaki Ossè, Martin C Akogbeto

“…Insensitive acetylcholinesterase-1 was rare (0.002-0.1) and only detected in Anopheles gambiae in concomitance with Knock-down resistance mutation. …”
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Predicting mosquito infection from Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte density and estimating the reservoir of infection by Thomas S Churcher, Teun Bousema, Martin Walker, Chris Drakeley, Petra Schneider, André Lin Ouédraogo, María-Gloria Basáñez

“…Plasmodium falciparum infects Anopheles gambiae efficiently at low densities (4% mosquitoes at 1/µl blood), although substantially more (&gt;200/µl) are required to increase infection further. …”
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Anti-CRISPR Anopheles mosquitoes inhibit gene drive spread under challenging behavioural conditions in large cages by Rocco D’Amato, Chrysanthi Taxiarchi, Marco Galardini, Alessandro Trusso, Roxana L. Minuz, Silvia Grilli, Alastair G. T. Somerville, Dammy Shittu, Ahmad S. Khalil, Roberto Galizi, Andrea Crisanti, Alekos Simoni, Ruth Müller

“…In this study, we challenge an AcrIIA4-based anti-drive to inhibit gene drive spread in age-structured Anopheles gambiae population under complex feeding and behavioural conditions. …”
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Comparative study of the effect of solvents on the efficacy of neonicotinoid insecticides against malaria vector populations across Africa by Magellan Tchouakui, Tatiane Assatse, Leon M. J. Mugenzi, Benjamin D. Menze, Daniel Nguiffo-Nguete, Williams Tchapga, Jonathan Kayondo, Francis Watsenga, Emile Zola Manzambi, Michael Osae, Charles S. Wondji

“…Using the CDC bottle test, we compared the effect of three different solvents (ethanol, acetone, MERO) on the efficacy of neonicotinoids against Anopheles gambiae s.l. In addition, TaqMan assays were used to genotype key pyrethroid-resistant markers in An. gambiae and odds ratio based on Fisher exact test were used to evaluate potential cross-resistance between pyrethroids and clothianidin. …”
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Evaluation of community-based vector surveillance system for routine entomological monitoring under low malaria vector densities and high bed net coverage in western Kenya by Bernard Abong’o, Michelle C. Stanton, Martin J. Donnelly, Eric Ochomo, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Aaron M. Samuels, Simon Kariuki, George Musula, Richard Oxborough, Stephen Munga, Steve J. Torr, John E. Gimnig

“…Significant positive correlations were however observed between the monthly collections by CBCs and QA teams for both An. gambiae and An. funestus. In paired identifications of pooled mosquitoes, the CBCs identified 4.3 times more Anopheles compared to experienced technicians. …”
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Urban malaria vector bionomics and human sleeping behavior in three cities in Senegal by Abdoulaye Diop, Fatou Ndiaye, Katherine Sturm-Ramirez, Lassana Konate, Massila Senghor, El Hadji Diouf, Abdoulaye Kane Dia, Seynabou Diedhiou, Badara Samb, Doudou Sene, Sarah Zohdy, Ellen Dotson, Mame Birame Diouf, Valerie Koscelnik, Lilia Gerberg, Abdoulaye Bangoura, Ousmane Faye, Tiffany Clark, El Hadji Amadou Niang, Joseph Chabi

“…A higher number of An. gambiae s.l. were collected in Kaolack (77.7%, n = 6496) than in Diourbel and Touba. …”
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