Journal article
Geographical distributions of African malaria vector sibling species and evidence for insecticide resistance
A Wiebe, J Longbottom, K Gleave, FM Shearer, ME Sinka, NC Massey, E Cameron, S Bhatt, PW Gething, J Hemingway, DL Smith, M Coleman, CL Moyes
Malaria Journal | BMC | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Many of the mosquito species responsible for malaria transmission belong to a sibling complex; a taxonomic group of morphologically identical, closely related species. Sibling species often differ in several important factors that have the potential to impact malaria control, including their geographical distribution, resistance to insecticides, biting and resting locations, and host preference. The aim of this study was to define the geographical distributions of dominant malaria vector sibling species in Africa so these distributions can be coupled with data on key factors such as insecticide resistance to aid more focussed, species-selective vector control. Results: Within the..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by a Wellcome Trust grant (108440/Z/15/Z) awarded to CLM, PWG, MC and JH. The funder had no role in the design of the study or collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, or in the writing of the manuscript.