@article{fdi:010069337,
  title = {{M}osquitoes ({D}iptera : {C}ulicidae) in {M}auritania : a review of their biodiversity, distribution and medical importance},
  author = {{M}int {M}ohamed {L}emine, {A}. and {O}uld {L}emrabott, {M}. {A}. and {H}asni {E}bou, {M}. and {L}ekweiry, {K}. and {O}uld {A}hmedou {S}alem, {M}. {S}. and {O}uld {B}rahim, {K}. and {O}uldabdallahi {M}oukah, {M}. and {O}uld {B}ouraya, {I}. {N}. and {B}rengues, {C}{\'e}cile and {T}rape, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {B}asco, {L}eonardo and {B}ogreau, {H}. and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {F}aye, {O}. and {O}uld {M}ohamed {S}alem {B}oukhary, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthough mosquitoes ({D}iptera: {C}ulicidae) are important disease vectors, information on their biodiversity in {M}auritania is scarce and very dispersed in the literature. {D}ata from the scientific literature gathered in the country from 1948 to 2016 were collected and analyzed. {O}verall 51 culicid species comprising 17 {A}nopheles spp., 14 {A}edes spp., 18 {C}ulex spp. and two {M}ansonia spp. have been described in {M}auritania among which {A}nopheles arabiensis, {A}edes vexans, {C}ulex poicilipes and {C}ulex antennatus are of epidemiological significance. {A}nopheles arabiensis is widely distributed throughout the country and its geographic distribution has increased northwards in recent years, shifting its northern limit form 17 degrees 32'{N} in the 1960s to 18 degrees 47'{N} today. {I}ts presence in the central region of {T}agant highlights the great ecological plasticity of the species. {C}onversely, the distribution of {A}nopheles gambiae (s.s.) and {A}nopheles melas has shrunk compared to that of the 1960s. {A}nopheles rhodesiensis and {A}n. d'thali are mainly confined in the mountainous areas (alt. 200-700 m), whereas {A}nopheles pharoensis is widely distributed in the {S}enegal {R}iver basin. {C}ulex poicilipes and {C}x. antenattus were naturally found infected with {R}ift valley fever virus in central and northern {M}auritania following the {R}ift valley outbreaks of 1998 and 2012. {R}ecently, {A}e. aegypti emerged in {N}ouakchott and is probably responsible for dengue fever episodes of 2015. {T}his paper provides a concise and up-to-date overview of the existing literature on mosquito species known to occur in {M}auritania and highlights areas where future studies should fill a gap in knowledge about vector biodiversity. {I}t aims to help ongoing and future research on mosquitoes particularly in the field of medical entomology to inform evidence-based decision-making for vector control and management strategies.},
  keywords = {{C}ulicidae ; {B}iodiversity ; {M}osquitoes ; {V}ector ; {R}ift {V}alley fever ; {D}engue ; {M}alaria ; {M}auritania ; {MAURITANIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 35 [13 p.]},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1186/s13071-017-1978-y},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069337},
}