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Rahola Nil, Makanga B., Yangari P., Jiolle Davy, Fontenille Didier, Renaud F., Ollomo B., Ayala Diego, Prugnolle Franck, Paupy Christophe. (2014). Description of Anopheles gabonensis, a new species potentially involved in rodent malaria transmission in Gabon, Central Africa. Infection Genetics and Evolution, 28, p. 628-634. ISSN 1567-1348.

Titre du document
Description of Anopheles gabonensis, a new species potentially involved in rodent malaria transmission in Gabon, Central Africa
Année de publication
2014
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000346739500082
Auteurs
Rahola Nil, Makanga B., Yangari P., Jiolle Davy, Fontenille Didier, Renaud F., Ollomo B., Ayala Diego, Prugnolle Franck, Paupy Christophe
Source
Infection Genetics and Evolution, 2014, 28, p. 628-634 ISSN 1567-1348
The genus Anopheles includes mosquito vectors of human malaria and arboviruses. In sub-Saharan Africa, the anopheline fauna is rich of nearly 150 species, few of which are anthropophilic and capable of transmitting pathogens to humans. Some of the remaining species are found in forests far from human environments and are vectors of wildlife pathogens. The diversity and the biology of these species have yet to be fully described. As a contribution to furthering knowledge of sylvan Anophelinae, using morphological and molecular tools we describe a new Anopheles species collected in Gabon (Central Africa), which we have named Anopheles gabonensis n. sp. We also molecularly screened this species to detect infections by Plasmodium parasites. The results showed the species to have been infected by Plasmodium vinckei, a rodent parasite. We discuss the role of An. gabonensis n. sp. in the transmission of P. vinckei in the rainforest areas of Central Africa and its potential to transfer pathogens to humans.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052] ; Sciences du monde animal [080]
Description Géographique
GABON
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010063626]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010063626
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