Detection of Invasive <i>Anopheles stephensi</i> Mosquitoes through Molecular Surveillance, Ghana
Yaw A. Afrane, Anisa Abdulai, Abdul Rahim Mohammed, Yaw Akuamoah-Boateng, Christopher Mfum Owusu-Asenso, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Stephina A. Yanney, Keziah Malm, Neil F. Lobo
Abstract
The invasive Anopheles stephensi mosquito has rapidly expanded in range in Africa over the past decade. Consistent with World Health Organization guidelines, routine entomologic surveillance of malaria vectors in Accra, Ghana, now includes morphologic and molecular surveillance of An. stephensi mosquitoes. We report detection of An. stephensi mosquitoes in Ghana.
Topics & Concepts
Anopheles stephensiMalariaAnophelesBiologyEnvironmental healthVeterinary medicineVirologyMedicineAedes aegyptiImmunologyEcologyLarvaMosquito-borne diseases and controlMalaria Research and ControlInsect Resistance and Genetics