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Morphological and molecular characterization of endophilic Anopheles gambiae complex, in Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
- Source :
- Nigerian Journal of Parasitology. 41:75-81
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- African Journals Online (AJOL), 2020.
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Abstract
- Malaria is still regarded as a major public health problem in sub-Saharan African countries. Anopheles mosquitoes have been implicated as the major malaria vectors. However, species abundance, composition and distribution vary between different ecological zones. This study investigated the composition and distribution of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes in Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Adult Anopheles mosquitoes were sampled bi-weekly from 15 randomly selected houses each from three communities in the study area by pyrethroid spray capture (PSC) method. Adult Anopheles species were identified morphologically and sibling species were further subjected to species- specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) typing. A total of 269 female Anopheles species were caught between July and December, 2015. The study indicated significant (p
- Subjects :
- Wet season
Veterinary medicine
Pyrethroid
Anopheles gambiae
Anopheles
Biology
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
chemistry.chemical_compound
Infectious Diseases
chemistry
Abundance (ecology)
parasitic diseases
medicine
Parasitology
Local government area
Relative species abundance
Malaria
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11174145
- Volume :
- 41
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nigerian Journal of Parasitology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6ffd7bb5ddaabf49f3732a3ccc0f2d4c