@article{fdi:010063626, title = {{D}escription of {A}nopheles gabonensis, a new species potentially involved in rodent malaria transmission in {G}abon, {C}entral {A}frica}, author = {{R}ahola, {N}il and {M}akanga, {B}. and {Y}angari, {P}. and {J}iolle, {D}avy and {F}ontenille, {D}idier and {R}enaud, {F}. and {O}llomo, {B}. and {A}yala, {D}iego and {P}rugnolle, {F}ranck and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he genus {A}nopheles includes mosquito vectors of human malaria and arboviruses. {I}n sub-{S}aharan {A}frica, the anopheline fauna is rich of nearly 150 species, few of which are anthropophilic and capable of transmitting pathogens to humans. {S}ome of the remaining species are found in forests far from human environments and are vectors of wildlife pathogens. {T}he diversity and the biology of these species have yet to be fully described. {A}s a contribution to furthering knowledge of sylvan {A}nophelinae, using morphological and molecular tools we describe a new {A}nopheles species collected in {G}abon ({C}entral {A}frica), which we have named {A}nopheles gabonensis n. sp. {W}e also molecularly screened this species to detect infections by {P}lasmodium parasites. {T}he results showed the species to have been infected by {P}lasmodium vinckei, a rodent parasite. {W}e discuss the role of {A}n. gabonensis n. sp. in the transmission of {P}. vinckei in the rainforest areas of {C}entral {A}frica and its potential to transfer pathogens to humans.}, keywords = {{A}nopheles ; {S}pecies description ; {R}odent malaria ; {G}abon ; {GABON}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution}, volume = {28}, numero = {}, pages = {628--634}, ISSN = {1567-1348}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2014.05.012}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063626}, }