Role of <i>Anopheles stephensi</i> Mosquitoes in Malaria Outbreak, Djibouti, 2019
Vincent Pommier de Santi, Bouh Abdi Khaireh, Thomas Chiniard, Bruno Pradines, Nicolas Taudon, Sébastien Larréché, Abdoulraouf Bourhan Mohamed, Franck de Laval, Franck Berger, Florian Gala, Madjid Mokrane, Nicolas Benoît, Lionel Malan, Abdoul-Ilah Ahmed Abdi, Sébastien Briolant
Abstract
Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes share urban breeding sites with Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes in the Republic of Djibouti. We present evidence that A. stephensi mosquitoes might be responsible for an increase in malaria incidence in this country. We also document resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine.
Topics & Concepts
MalariaOutbreakAnopheles stephensiVector (molecular biology)AnophelesPlasmodium vivaxPlasmodium falciparumTransmission (telecommunications)PopulationGeographyDemographyVeterinary medicineMedicineEnvironmental healthVirologyBiologyEcologyImmunologyAedes aegyptiBiochemistryRecombinant DNAEngineeringElectrical engineeringLarvaGeneSociologyMalaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and Vectors