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Journal Article
Plasmodium falciparum infection rates for some Anopheles spp. from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
2014
Overview
Presence of
Plasmodium
falciparum
circumsporozoite protein (CSP) was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in a sample of
Anopheles
gambiae
s.s.,
A. melas
and
A. pharoensis
collected in Guinea-Bissau during October and November 2009. The percentage of
P. falciparum
infected samples (10.2% overall) was comparable to earlier studies from other sites in Guinea-Bissau (9.6-12.4%). The majority of the specimens collected were identified as
A
.
gambiae
which had an individual infection rate of 12.6 % across collection sites. A small number of specimens of
A. coluzzii, A. coluzzii
x
A. gambiae
hybrids,
A
.
melas
and
A
.
pharoensis
were collected and had infection rates of 4.3%, 4.1%, 11.1% and 33.3% respectively. Despite being present in low numbers in indoor collections, the exophilic feeding behaviors of
A
.
melas
(N=18) and
A
.
pharoensis
(N=6) and high infection rates observed in this survey suggest
falciparum
-malaria transmission potential outside of the protection of bed nets.
Publisher
F1000 Research Ltd
