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| Title |
Malaria case in Madagascar, probable implication of a new vector, Anopheles coustani
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12936-015-1004-9 |
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| Authors |
Thiery N. J. J. Nepomichene, Etienne Tata, Sébastien Boyer |
| Abstract |
Indoor spraying of insecticides and the use of insecticide-treated bed nets are key strategies for national malaria vector control in the central highlands of Madagascar. During the year 2013, malaria outbreaks were reported by the National Malaria Control Programme in the highlands, including the district of Ankazobe. Entomological trapping was carried out in April and May 2013 and in March 2014, using human landing catches, collection of mosquitoes resting in stables and in houses by oral aspirators, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention light traps. Detection of Plasmodium in mosquitoes was carried out on head and thorax of anopheline females by ELISA, CSP and PCR (Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium vivax, or Plasmodium ovale). Human biting rate (HBR), sporozoite index and entomological infection rate (EIR) were calculated for Anopheles funestus, Anopheles arabiensis, Anopheles mascarensis, and Anopheles coustani. In Ankazobe district, the presence of malaria vectors such as An. funestus, An. arabiensis and An. mascarensis was confirmed, and a new and abundant potential vector, An. coustani was detected. Indeed, one individual of An. funestus and two An. coustani were detected positive with P. falciparum while one An. mascarensis and four An. coustani were positive with P. vivax. For An. coustani, in March 2014, the EIR varied from 0.01 infectious bites/person/month (ipm) outdoors to 0.11 ipm indoors. For An. funestus, in April 2013, the EIR was 0.13 ipm. The highest HBR value was observed for An. coustani, 86.13 ipm outdoors. The highest sporozoite rate was also for An. coustani, 9.5 % of An. coustani caught in stable was sporozoite positive. The implication of An. coustani in malaria transmission was not previously mentioned in Madagascar. Its very high abundance and the detection of Plasmodium coupled with an opportunistic feeding behaviour in villages with malaria cases supports its role in malaria transmission in Madagascar. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| Tunisia | 1 | 9% |
| Madagascar | 1 | 9% |
| Canada | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 91% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 95 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 18% |
| Researcher | 18 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Unknown | 23 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 29% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 11% |
| Unknown | 24 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. 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 13 November 2020.
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