@article{fdi:010054404,
  title = {{L}ow and seasonal malaria transmission in the middle {S}enegal {R}iver basin : identification and characteristics of {A}nopheles vectors},
  author = {{N}diath, {M}.{O}. and {S}arr, {J}.{B}. and {G}aayeb, {L}. and {M}azenot, {C}. and {S}ougoufara, {S}. and {K}onate, {L}. and {R}emou{\'e}, {F}ranck and {H}ermann, {E}. and {T}rape, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {R}iveau, {G}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {D}uring the last decades two dams were constructed along the {S}enegal {R}iver. {T}hese intensified the practice of agriculture along the river valley basin. {W}e conducted a study to assess malaria vector diversity, dynamics and malaria transmission in the area. {M}ethods: {A} cross-sectional entomological study was performed in {S}eptember 2008 in 20 villages of the middle {S}enegal {R}iver valley to evaluate the variations of {A}nopheles density according to local environment. {A} longitudinal study was performed, from {O}ctober 2008 to {J}anuary 2010, in 5 selected villages, to study seasonal variations of malaria transmission. {R}esults: {A}mong malaria vectors, 72.34% of specimens collected were {A}n. arabiensis, 5.28% {A}n. gambiae of the {S} molecular form, 3.26% {M} form, 12.90% {A}n. pharoensis, 4.70% {A}n. ziemanni, 1.48% {A}n. funestus and 0.04% {A}n. wellcomei. {A}nopheles density varied according to village location. {I}t ranged from 0 to 21.4 {A}nopheles/room/day and was significantly correlated with the distance to the nearest ditch water but not to the river. {S}easonal variations of {A}nopheles density and variety were observed with higher human biting rates during the rainy season (8.28 and 7.55 {A}nopheles bite/man/night in {O}ctober 2008 and 2009 respectively). {T}ransmission was low and limited to the rainy season (0.05 and 0.06 infected bite/man/night in {O}ctober 2008 and 2009 respectively). {D}uring the rainy season, the endophagous rate was lower, the anthropophagic rate higher and {L}1014{F} kdr frequency higher. {C}onclusions: {M}alaria vectors are present at low-moderate density in the middle {S}enegal {R}iver basin with {A}n. arabiensis as the predominant species. {O}ther potential vectors are {A}n. gambiae {M} and {S} form and {A}n. funestus. {N}onetheless, malaria transmission was extremely low and seasonal.},
  keywords = {{M}alaria transmission ; {A}nopheles arabiensis ; {P}lasmodium infection ; {KDR} mutation ; {S}enegal {R}iver basin ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {5},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 21 (8 )},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1186/1756-3305-5-21},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054404},
}