Thierry Bobanga1, Solange E Umesumbu2, Alain S Mandoko3, Célestin N Nsibu4, Ellen B Dotson5, Ray F Beach5, Seth R Irish5. 1. Services de Parasitologie et d'Entomologie, Département de Médecine Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo tbobanga@gmail.com. 2. Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo. 3. Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, PO Box 1192, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo. 4. Département de Pédiatrie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo. 5. Entomology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Anopheles gambiae s.l. is the primary vector of malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo, however, there is little data on the species from this complex present in the country. METHODS: This paper presents the species collected (as determined by PCR) between 2004 and 2011 in 16 locations across the country. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The two species from the An. gambiae complex that were detected were An. coluzzii and An. gambiae s.s. An. gambiae s.s. was predominant in eastern DRC, whereas An. coluzzii was the main species found in several locations in Bandundu. The species were also found in sympatry in several locations (Kinshasa, Kisangani, Lodja). These results provide a basis for future work, which is needed to accurately describe the distribution of the An. gambiae complex species in DRC.
BACKGROUND:Anopheles gambiae s.l. is the primary vector of malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo, however, there is little data on the species from this complex present in the country. METHODS: This paper presents the species collected (as determined by PCR) between 2004 and 2011 in 16 locations across the country. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The two species from the An. gambiae complex that were detected were An. coluzzii and An. gambiae s.s. An. gambiae s.s. was predominant in eastern DRC, whereas An. coluzzii was the main species found in several locations in Bandundu. The species were also found in sympatry in several locations (Kinshasa, Kisangani, Lodja). These results provide a basis for future work, which is needed to accurately describe the distribution of the An. gambiae complex species in DRC.
Authors: Ilinca I Ciubotariu; Christine M Jones; Tamaki Kobayashi; Thierry Bobanga; Mbanga Muleba; Julia C Pringle; Jennifer C Stevenson; Giovanna Carpi; Douglas E Norris Journal: J Med Entomol Date: 2020-11-13 Impact factor: 2.278
Authors: Amy Lynd; Ambrose Oruni; Arjen E Van't Hof; John C Morgan; Leon Bwazumo Naego; Dimitra Pipini; Kevin A O'Kines; Thierry L Bobanga; Martin J Donnelly; David Weetman Journal: Malar J Date: 2018-11-06 Impact factor: 2.979
Authors: Emery Metelo Matubi; Gillon Ilombe Kaounga; Josue Zanga; Guillaume Binene Mbuku; Jean Nguya Kalemba Maniania; Basimike Mulenda; Jonas Nagahuedi Mbongu Sodi; Jean Jacques Muyembe Tamfum; Paul Masiangi Journal: Pan Afr Med J Date: 2020-09-21