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 characteristics of An. stephensi, such as container breeding and anthropophily, make it particularly adept at exploiting built environments in areas with no prior history of malaria risk.

Methods

In this paper, global maps of thermal transmission suitability and people at risk (PAR) for malaria transmission by An. stephensi were created, under current and future climate. Temperature-dependent transmission suitability thresholds derived from recently published species-specific thermal curve

SUBMITTER: Ryan SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10029218 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature