Some like it hot: a differential response to changing temperatures by the malaria vectors Anopheles funestus and An. gambiae s.l.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the possible implications of global warming, the effect of temperature on the dynamics of malaria vectors in Africa has become a subject of increasing interest. Information from the field is, however, relatively sparse. We describe the effect of ambient temperature over a five-year period on the dynamics of An. funestus and An. gambiae s.l., collected from a single village in southern Mozambique where temperatures varied from a night-time minimum of 6 °C in the cool season to a daytime maximum of 35 °C in the hot season.

Results

Mean daily air temperatures varied from 34 °C to 20 °C and soil temperatures varied from 26 °C to 12 °C. Diurnal variation was greatest in the cooler months of the year and were greater in air temperatures than soil temp

SUBMITTER: Charlwood JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5372839 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature