Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes as Vectors of Plasmodiumvivax and falciparum, Horn of Africa, 2019

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.200019
• Publication Date: 2021-01-08T20:18:56Z
• Authors: Fitsum G. Tadesse; Temesgen Ashine; Hiwot Teka; Endashaw Esayas; Louisa A. Messenger; Wakweya Chali; Lisette Meerstein...; Thomas Walker; Sinknesh Wolde Be...; Kjerstin Lanke; Roel Heutink; Claire L. Jeffries; Daniel Abebe Meko...; Elifaged Hailemeskel; Surafel K. Tebeje; Temesgen Tafesse; Abrham Gashaw; Tizita Tsegaye; Tadele Emiru; Kigozi Simon; Eyuel Asemahegn B...; Gedeon Yohannes; Soriya Kedir; Girma Shumie; Senya Asfer Sabir; Peter Mumba; Dereje Dengela; Jan H. Kolaczinski; Anne Wilson; Thomas S. Churcher; Sheleme Chibsa; Matthew Murphy; Meshesha Balkew; Seth Irish; Chris Drakeley; Endalamaw Gadisa; Teun Bousema
• Keywords: Asia; Immunology; Plasmodium falciparum; 610; CMBI - Radboud University Medical Center; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Mosquito Vectors; parasites; Microbiology; 576; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; 03 medical and health sciences; MALARIA; 0302 clinical medicine; 1108 Medical Microbiology; Anopheles; Animals; mosquitoes; Radboudumc 4: lnfectious Diseases and Global Health RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences; vector competence; Science & Technology; outbreak; membrane feeding; emerging; transmission; R; Dispatch; 1103 Clinical Sciences; 3. Good health; Infectious Diseases; Horn of Africa; Medicine; Anopheles stephensi; Ethiopia; Radboudumc 4: lnfectious Diseases and Global Health RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; urban malaria; Plasmodium vivax; Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, efficient vectors in parts of Asia and Africa, were found in 75.3% of water sources surveyed and contributed to 80.9% of wild-caught Anopheles mosquitoes in Awash Sebat Kilo, Ethiopia. High susceptibility of these mosquitoes to Plasmodium falciparum and vivax infection presents a challenge for malaria control in the Horn of Africa.