@article{fdi:010086311,
  title = {{F}irst detection of the malaria vector {A}nopheles arabiensis in {C}ote d'{I}voire : urbanization in question},
  author = {{F}ournet, {F}lorence and {A}dja, {A}. {M}. and {A}dou, {K}. {A}. and {D}ahoui, {M}. {M}. {C}. and {C}oulibaly, {B}. and {A}ssouho, {K}. {F}. and {Z}oh, {D}. {D}. and {K}one, {M}. and {K}one, {A}. and {N}iamien, {K}. {L}. and {C}orn{\'e}lie, {S}ylvie and {T}ia, {E}. and {M}oiroux, {N}icolas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {P}revious studies have revealed high malaria transmission in {B}ouake, {C}ote d'{I}voire. {T}he sociopolitical crisis in the country and the resulting environmental changes have raised the need to update existing knowledge on mosquito vector species and malaria transmission. {M}ethods {A}dult mosquitoes were caught using the human landing catch ({HLC}) sampling method in {B}ouake. {T}hey were collected in six districts representative of the diversity in urban landscapes. {S}ampling points were selected along the water network crossing the city and monitored from 2020 to 2021 to detect the presence of anopheline larvae. {PCR} techniques were used to ascertain the species of the {A}nopheles gambiae complex, {P}lasmodium falciparum sporozoite infection in a subset of {A}nopheles vectors, and insecticide resistance mechanisms in {A}nopheles arabiensis only. {R}esults {A} total of 4599 {A}nopheles mosquitoes were collected and then identified. {A}nopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) made up the majority of the whole collection (99%) while {A}nopheles funestus (0.7%), {A}nopheles ziemanni (0.2%), {A}nopheles pharoensis (0.2%) represented the remaining proportion of collection. {A}mong the {A}nopheles gambiae complex, three species were identified namely {A}n. gambiae sensu stricto (45.9%), {A}nopheles coluzzii (52.2%), and {A}nopheles arabiensis (1.9%). {T}he first two species had already been collected in {B}ouake, however this is the first time that {A}n. arabiensis is reported in {C}ote d'{I}voire. {A}nopheles arabiensis was also collected during the larval surveys in a similar proportion (1.1%) in the same areas as the adults. {C}onclusions {T}his study detected the presence of {A}n. arabiensis for the first time in {C}ote d'{I}voire. {T}his species was found quite far from its usual geographic area and its expansion could be linked to the urbanization process. {A}lthough no {A}n. arabiensis was found to be infected by {P}lasmodium sp., its role in malaria transmission in {B}ouake has to be explored, particularly since its exophagic behaviour raises the issue of control measures and the use of insecticide-impregnated nets. {T}he spread of this species in {C}ote d'{I}voire should be assessed through further research in additional towns in the country.},
  keywords = {{A}nopheles arabiensis ; {B}ouake ; {C}ote d'{I}voire ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {BOUAKE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}alaria {J}ournal},
  volume = {21},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {275 [8 ]},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1186/s12936-022-04295-3},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086311},
}