Influence of insecticide resistance on the biting and resting preferences of malaria vectors in the Gambia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The scale-up of indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets, together with other interventions have considerably reduced the malaria burden in The Gambia. This study examined the biting and resting preferences of the local insecticide-resistant vector populations few years following scale-up of anti-vector interventions.

Method

Indoor and outdoor-resting Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes were collected between July and October 2019 from ten villages in five regions in The Gambia using pyrethrum spray collection (indoor) and prokopack aspirator from pit traps (outdoor). Polymerase chain reaction assays were performed to identify molecular species, insecticide resistance mutations, Plasmodium infection rate and host blood meal.

Results

A total of 8

SUBMITTER: Hamid-Adiamoh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8224845 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature