@article{fdi:010080423, title = {{R}ole of {A}nopheles gambiae s.s. and {A}nopheles coluzzii ({D}iptera : {C}ulicidae) in human malaria transmission in rural areas of {B}ouake, in {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire}, author = {{Z}oh, {D}. {D}. and {Y}api, {A}. and {A}dja, {M}. {A}. and {G}uindo-{C}oulibaly, {N}. and {K}pan, {D}. {M}. {S}. and {S}agna, {A}. {B}. and {A}dou, {A}. {K}. and {C}orn{\'e}lie, {S}ylvie and {B}rengues, {C}{\'e}cile and {P}oinsignon, {A}nne and {C}handre, {F}abrice}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}tudies done in {B}ouake ({C}ote d'{I}voire) about 20-yr ago reported that {A}nopheles gambiae s.l. {G}iles was the major malaria vector. {T}he present study aimed to update these data and to identify the main vectors. {M}osquitoes were collected in {A}llokokro and {P}etessou villages between {J}une 2014 and {D}ecember 2015 using the human landing catching method. {P}otential breeding sites of {A}n. gambiae s.l. were identified in {A}ugust and {O}ctober 2014 and mapped using {GPS}. {A}nopheles species were morphologically and molecularly [polymerase chain reaction ({PCR})] identified. {O}varies of female were dissected to determine the parity and infection with {P}lasmodium was detected in head and thorax by quantitative {PCR}. {I}n {A}llokokro, the biting rate of {A}n. gambiae s.s was significantly greater than {A}nopheles coluzzii, whereas, in {P}etessou, biting rates of both species were comparable. {P}lasmodium falciparum ({H}aemosporida: {P}lasmodiidae), {P}lasmodium malariae ({H}aemosporida: {P}lasmodiidae), and {P}lasmodium ovale ({H}aemosporida: {P}lasmodiidae) identified in both villages.{T}he infection rates of {A}n. gambiae s.s. and {A}n. coluzzii were not significantly different. {T}he entomological inoculation rate ({EIR}) of {A}n. gambiae s.s. for {P}. falciparum was 9-fold greater than that of {A}n. coluzzii in {A}llokokro; however, in {P}etessou, the {EIR}s of both species were comparable. {I}n both village, {A}n. gambiae s.s was responsible for {P}. falciparum and {P}. ovale transmission whereas {A}n. coluzzii transmitted all three {P}lasmodium species.}, keywords = {{A}nopheles ; {P}lasmodium ; transmission ; rural ; {B}ouake ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {BOUAKE} ; {ALLOKOKRO} ; {PETESSOU}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {M}edical {E}ntomology}, volume = {57}, numero = {4}, pages = {1254--1261}, ISSN = {0022-2585}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1093/jme/tjaa001}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080423}, }