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Ntabi, Jacques Dollon Mbama, Lissom, Abel, Djontu, Jean Claude, Nkemngo, Francis N., Diafouka-Kietela, Steve, Mayela, Jolivet, Missontsa, Georges, Djogbenou, Luc, Ndo, Cyrille, Wondji, Charles 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0791-3673, Adegnika, Ayola Akim, Lenga, Arsène, Borrmann, Steffen and Ntoumi, Francine
(2024)
'Entomological indicators of Plasmodium species transmission in Goma Tsé-Tsé and Madibou districts, in the Republic of Congo'. Malaria Journal, Vol 23, Issue 1, e21.
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Abstract
Background: Malaria remains a major public health problem in the Republic of Congo, with Plasmodium falciparum being the deadliest species of Plasmodium in humans. Vector transmission of malaria is poorly studied in the country and no previous report compared rural and urban data. This study aimed to determine the Anopheles fauna and the entomological indices of malaria transmission in the rural and urban areas in the south of Brazzaville, and beyond.
Methods: Indoor household mosquitoes capture using electric aspirator was performed in rural and urban areas during raining and dry seasons in 2021. The identification of Anopheles species was done using binocular magnifier and nested-PCR. TaqMan and nested-PCR were used to detect the Plasmodium species in the head/thorax and abdomens of Anopheles. Some entomological indices including the sporozoite infection rate, the entomological inoculation rate and the man biting rate were estimated.
Results: A total of 699 Anopheles mosquitoes were collected: Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) (90.7%), Anopheles funestus s.l. (6.9%), and Anopheles moucheti (2.4%). Three species of An. gambiae s.l. were identified including Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (78.9%), Anopheles coluzzii (15.4%) and Anopheles arabiensis (5.7%). The overall sporozoite infection rate was 22.3% with a predominance of Plasmodium falciparum, followed by Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale. Anopheles aggressiveness rate was higher in households from rural area (1.1 bites/night) compared to that from urban area (0.8 ib/p/n). The overall entomological inoculation rate was 0.13 ib/p/n. This index was 0.17 ib/p/n and 0.092 ib/p/n in rural and in urban area, respectively, and was similar during the dry (0.18 ib/p/n) and rainy (0.14 ib/p/n) seasons.
Conclusion: These findings highlight that malaria transmission remains high in rural and urban area in the south of Republic of Congo despite the ongoing control efforts, thereby indicating the need for more robust interventions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | QX Parasitology > Protozoa > QX 135 Plasmodia QX Parasitology > QX 20 Research (General) |
| Faculty: Department: | Biological Sciences > Vector Biology Department |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04823-9 |
| SWORD Depositor: | JISC Pubrouter |
| Depositing User: | JISC Pubrouter |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2024 10:00 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2024 10:00 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/23859 |
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