Mosquito breeding water parameters are important determinants for Microsporidia MB in the aquatic stages of Anopheles species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microsporidia MB disrupts Plasmodium development in Anopheles mosquitoes, making it a possible biocontrol tool for malaria. As a tool for vector/disease control, its ecological distribution and the factors that determine their occurrence must be defined. We investigated the frequency of Microsporidia MB in Anopheles mosquitoes across selected sites in northern and southern Ghana, as well as the physicochemical parameters of mosquito breeding water that are associated with the occurrence of the fungus, by fitting regression models.

Methods

A non-column extraction method was used to extract DNA from the abdomens of 4255 adult Anopheles mosquitoes that emerged from larvae and pupae collected between August and October of 2021 and 2022. Detection of Microsporidia MB w

SUBMITTER: Akorli EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657153 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature