Quantifying flight aptitude variation in wild Anopheles gambiae in order to identify long-distance migrants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the West African Sahel, mosquito reproduction is halted during the 5-7 month-long dry season, due to the absence of surface waters required for larval development. However, recent studies have suggested that both Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (s.s.) and Anopheles arabiensis repopulate this region via migration from distant locations where larval sites are perennial. Anopheles coluzzii engages in more regional migration, presumably within the Sahel, following shifting resources correlating with the ever-changing patterns of Sahelian rainfall. Understanding mosquito migration is key to controlling malaria-a disease that continues to claim more than 400,000 lives annually, especially those of African children. Using tethered flight data of wild mosquitoes, the distribu

SUBMITTER: Faiman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7374819 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature