Mauritania

First report of Anopheles (Cellia) multicolor during a study of tolerance to salinity of Anopheles arabiensis larvae in Nouakchott, Mauritania

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malaria, anopheles, cellia, arabiensis, larvae, PCR, Nouakchott, Mauritania

Author(s):

Ould Lemrabott MA, Le Goff G, Kengne P, Ndiaye O, Costantini C, Mint Lekweiry K, Ould Ahmedou Salem MS, Robert V, Basco L, Simard F, Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary A

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Parasit Vectors. 2020 Oct 16;13(1):522

Anopheles multicolor is known to be present in the arid areas of Africa north of the Sahara Desert, especially in oases. To date, its presence in Mauritania has not been reported. Here, we present the first record of its presence in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. The larvae of An. multicolor, together with those of An. arabiensis, the major malaria vector in the city, were found thriving in highly saline surface water collections.

Malaria epidemiology in Kobeni department, southeastern Mauritania from 2015 to 2017

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malaria epidemiology, Mauritania

Author(s):

Diallo SM, Bogreau H, Papa Mze N, Ould Ahmedou Salem MS, Ould Khairy ML, Parola P, Basco L, Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary A

Reference:

Infect Dis Poverty. 2020 Feb 12; 9(1):21

Plasmodium falciparum malaria is endemic in the southern sahelian zone of Mauritania where intense internal and trans-border human and livestock movement occurs. The risk of importation and spread of drug-resistant parasites need to be regularly assessed in this region. The objective of the study was to assess the recent malaria situation near the Mauritania-Mali border.

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