Assessment of malaria transmission intensity and insecticide resistance mechanisms in three rural areas of the Moyen Ogooue Province of Gabon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vector control is considered to be the most successful component of malaria prevention programs and a major contributor to the reduction of malaria incidence over the last two decades. However, the success of this strategy is threatened by the development of resistance to insecticides and behavioural adaptations of vectors. The aim of this study was to monitor malaria transmission and the distribution of insecticide resistance genes in Anopheles populations from three rural areas of the Moyen Ogooué Province of Gabon.

Methods

Anopheles spp. were collected using human landing catches in Bindo, Nombakélé and Zilé, three villages located in the surroundings of Lambaréné, during both the rainy and dry seasons. Mosquitoes were identified morphologically, and DNA was ex

SUBMITTER: Boussougou-Sambe ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9208124 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature