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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and mosquito-borne diseases in Mali, West Africa

Overview of attention for article published in Parasites & Vectors, August 2018
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Title
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and mosquito-borne diseases in Mali, West Africa
Published in
Parasites & Vectors, August 2018
DOI 10.1186/s13071-018-3045-8
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Fatalmoudou Tandina, Ogobara Doumbo, Alpha Seydou Yaro, Sékou F. Traoré, Philippe Parola, Vincent Robert

Abstract

Mosquito-borne diseases cause major human diseases in almost every part of the world. In West Africa, and notably in Mali, vector control measures help reduce the impact of mosquito-borne diseases, although malaria remains a threat to both morbidity and mortality. The most recent overview article on mosquitoes in Mali was published in 1961, with a total of 88 species. Our present review focuses on mosquitoes of medical importance among which the Anopheles vectors of Plasmodium and filaria, as well as the Culex and Aedes vectors of arboviruses. It aims to provide a concise update of the literature on Culicidae, covering the ecological areas in which the species are found but also the transmitted pathogens and recent innovative tools for vector surveys. This review highlights the recent introduction of invasive mosquito species, including Aedes albopictus and Culex neavei. The comprehensive list of mosquito species currently recorded includes 106 species (28 species of the Anophelinae and 78 species of the Culicinae). There are probable gaps in our knowledge concerning mosquitoes of the subfamily Culicinae and northern half of Mali because most studies have been carried out on the genus Anopheles and have taken place in the southern part of the country. It is hoped that this review may be useful to decision makers responsible for vector control strategies and to researchers for future surveys on mosquitoes, particularly the vectors of emerging arboviruses.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 241 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 40 17%
Student > Master 32 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 22 9%
Researcher 19 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 4%
Other 26 11%
Unknown 93 39%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 39 16%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 23 10%
Medicine and Dentistry 22 9%
Environmental Science 19 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 11 5%
Other 25 10%
Unknown 102 42%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 August 2018.
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#7,229,289
of 23,577,654 outputs
Outputs from Parasites & Vectors
#1,668
of 5,581 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#122,026
of 331,745 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Parasites & Vectors
#41
of 139 outputs
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