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Wits Research Institute for Malaria, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa.
and (members of the group) are generally not considered malaria vectors. However, both species were recently identified as potential vectors in South Africa. A critical factor needed to determine their role in malaria transmission is their preference for human blood.
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- Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease caused by mosquito-borne parasites affecting 51 million people globally, with mass drug administration recommended by WHO in endemic areas like coastal Kenya.
- In 2022, a study collected over 18,000 mosquitoes from LF-endemic counties in Kenya to analyze infection rates of Wuchereria bancrofti, utilizing molecular xenomonitoring methods.
- Results indicated higher infection rates in Kilifi County at 35.4% compared to 5.3% in Taita Taveta, with major vectors identified including An. rivulorum, An. funestus, and An. arabiensis, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.
Utility of MALDI-TOF MS for determination of species identity and blood meal sources of primary malaria vectors on the Kenyan coast.
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Kenya Medical Research Institute, Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya, 230-80108, Kenya.
Background: Protein analysis using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass-spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) represents a promising tool for entomological surveillance. In this study we tested the discriminative power of this tool for measuring species and blood meal source of main Afrotropical malaria vectors on the Kenyan coast.
Methods: Mosquito collections were conducted along the coastal region of Kenya.
Entomological survey of sibling species in the Anopheles funestus group in Tanzania confirms the role of Anopheles parensis as a secondary malaria vector.
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Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzgasse 2, 4123, Allschwil, Switzerland.
Background: Malaria transmission in Tanzania is driven by mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex and Anopheles funestus group. The latter includes An. funestus s.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing MALDI-TOF MS to Identify Mosquitoes from Senegal and the Origin of Their Blood Meals.
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Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, 13005 Marseille, France.
Mosquitoes are arthropods that represent a real public health problem in Africa. Morphology and molecular biology techniques are usually used to identify different mosquito species. In recent years, an innovative tool, matrix-assisted desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), has been used to identify many arthropods quickly and at low cost, where equipment is available.
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