Insecticide resistance and population structure of the invasive malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi, from Fiq, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Anopheles stephensi invasion in Ethiopia poses a risk of increased malaria disease burden in the region. Thus, understanding the insecticide resistance profile and population structure of the recently detected An. stephensi population in Fiq, Ethiopia, is critical to inform vector control to stop the spread of this invasive malaria species in the country. Following entomological surveillance for An. stephensi in Fiq, Somali region, Ethiopia, we confirmed the presence of An. stephensi morphologically and molecularly in Fiq. Characterization of larval habitats and insecticide susceptibility tests revealed that Fiq An. stephensi is most often found in artificial containers and is resistant to most adult insecticides tested (organophosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids) except for pirimiphos-meth

SUBMITTER: Samake JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11554808 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature