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  • * A review of 7543 articles resulted in the inclusion of 42 studies spanning 91 years and identified 41 mosquito species in Gabon's diverse environments, particularly focusing on the Gambiae, Nili, Funestus, and Moucheti groups.
  • * The presence of malaria vectors in both sylvatic and urban settings indicates a complex relationship that could influence malaria transmission, highlighting the need for further entomological research to enhance vector control strategies in Gabon.

Article Abstract

Gabon is located in the malaria hyper-endemic zone, where data concerning malaria vector distribution remains fragmentary, making it difficult to implement an effective vector control strategy. Thus, it becomes crucial and urgent to undertake entomological surveys that will allow a better mapping of the species present in Gabon. In this review, we examined different articles dealing with in Gabon from ProQuest, Web of Science, PubMed, and Google scholar databases. After applying the eligibility criteria to 7543 articles collected from four databases, 42 studies were included that covered a 91-year period of study. The review revealed a wide diversity of species in Gabon with a heterogeneous distribution. Indeed, our review revealed the presence of 41 species, of which the most abundant were members of the Gambiae and Nili complexes and those of the Funestus and Moucheti groups. However, our review also revealed that the major and minor vectors of malaria in Gabon are present in both sylvatic, rural, and urban environments. The observation of human malaria vectors in sylvatic environments raises the question of the role that the sylvatic environment may play in maintaining malaria transmission in rural and urban areas. Ultimately, it appears that knowledge of biodiversity and spatial distribution of mosquitoes is fragmentary in Gabon, suggesting that additional studies are necessary to complete and update these entomological data, which are useful for the implementation of vector control strategies.

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