Title |
Transmission patterns of Plasmodium falciparum by Anopheles gambiae in Benin
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, November 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-13-444 |
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Authors |
Virgile Gnanguenon, Renaud Govoetchan, Fiacre R Agossa, Razaki Ossè, Frédéric Oke-Agbo, Roseric Azondekon, Arthur Sovi, Roseline Attolou, Kefilath Badirou, Filémon T Tokponnon, Gil G Padonou, Martin C Akogbeto |
Abstract |
To better control malaria, the clear and urgent need is for improved data to inform decision makers, but in several African countries, there is a lack of baseline data on vectors and variation in the intensity of malaria transmission. This has resulted in the implementation of vector control efforts that ignore variation in vector behaviour and intensity of transmission, an approach that is most often not cost-effective. This study presents a detailed entomological description of mosquito distribution and variation in potentially transmissible contacts of Plasmodium falciparum following a south to north transect in Benin. |
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