Coustani Group mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity and malaria transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the countries with the heaviest burdens of malaria. To ensure that vector control tools, particularly insecticide-treated nets, remain effective as a prevention tool, entomological surveillance has been conducted throughout the country. In one location, early biting was noted by a majority of mosquitoes, morphologically identified as Anopheles paludis, a species in the Coustani Group, which had previously been found to transmit malaria in this country. The aim of this study was to better understand the Coustani Group species diversity, bionomics, and role in local malaria transmission in the DRC using both field and molecular approaches.

Methods

Human landing collections and pyrethrum spray catches were conducted in Lodja

SUBMITTER: Hendershot AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12574026 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature