Anopheles mosquito fauna, blood meal sources and transmission intensity from high and moderate malaria endemic areas of Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates malaria vector dynamics in Lare and Asendabo, southwestern Ethiopia, areas with limited entomological information. From July to December 2021, mosquitoes were collected from 56 randomly selected houses using Pyrethrum Spray Catches, CDC light traps, and Human Landing Catches. Blood meal sources (human, bovine, goat) and circumsporozoite proteins (CSP) were detected via Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and mosquitoes were analyzed for physiological state, and Plasmodium infection. The entomological inoculation rates (EIR) for Anopheles gambiae s.l. and An. funestus were calculated, and species identification was performed by PCR on CSP-positive and randomly selected samples. A total of 2,565 mosquitoes from four Anopheles species were collected, with An. g

SUBMITTER: Woyessa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11950359 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature