Numbers of studies have been conducted to draw the picture of its distribution in Africa south of the Sahara, Madagascar and small, related islands. The Anopheles gambiae species complex was initially described as containing six cryptic (morphologically indistinguishable) species: A. gambiae sensu strico Giles, Anopheles arabiensis Patton, Anopheles bwambae White, Anopheles melas Theobald, Anopheles merus Dönitz, and Anopheles quadriannulatus Theobald. The distribution of Anopheles gambiae and An. The Anopheles gambiaeGiles complex comprises six named species 1, one unnamed species 2 and several ‘in-cipient’ species3,4. Distribution (Back to Top) Members of the Anopheles gambiae complex are found throughout tropical Africa (WHO 1989), south of the Sahara desert, with Anopheles arabiensis extending across southern Arabia. Species in the complex are distributed throughout sub … gambiae s.s. Giles, and its forms, among local habitats; and their association with the adults between these habitats in Banambani village, Mali during the mid-rainy seasons of 1997-1999.
Sample means and variances of mosquitoes were estimated from bimonthly pyrethrum spray collections at 30 villages from July 1997 through May 1998. The Anopheles gambiae complex plays a central role in malaria transmission. Spatial Distribution of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus and Malaria Transmission in Suba District, Western Kenya - Volume 23 Issue 3 - Josephat I. Shililu, Charles M. Mbogo, Clifford M. Mutero, James T. Gunter, Chris Swalm, James L. Regens, Joseph Keating, Guiyun Yan, … arabiensis across the ecological zones of Nigeria (arid savanna in the north gradually turns into humid forest in the south) was investigated.
Figure 2. We studied the larval distribution and composition of Anopheles arabiensis Patton, An. The rapid and unplanned urbanization of African cities is considered to increase the risk of urban malaria transmission. The Anopheles gambiae species complex was initially described as containing six cryptic (morphologically indistinguishable) species: A. gambiae sensu strico Giles, Anopheles arabiensis Patton, Anopheles bwambae White, Anopheles melas Theobald, Anopheles merus Dönitz, and Anopheles quadriannulatus Theobald. It includes two of the most effective vectors of malaria parasites in Africa. and Anopheles funestusGiles mosquito populations were distributed randomly among houses on the coast of Kenya. In Madagascar, Anopheles gambiae has been found below altitudes of 1,000 m. We sampled An. Species in the complex are distributed throughout sub … Anopheles gambiae s.s. is distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Madagascar (WHO 1989). gambiae sensu lato (sl) between 2008 and 2010 in the Central … Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis are the two most common members of this complex and the only two found in western Kenya; A. gambiae s.s. feeds mostly on humans, whereas A. arabiensis feeds mostly on cattle and other animals, less so on humans, making it a less efficient but still capable malaria vector [ 17, 18 ]. the distribution of members of Anopheles gambiae complex and climatic and environmental conditions, to describe their spatial and temporal distribution, to quantify their unique contribution to malaria transmission, and to produce attributed malaria risk maps of Mali. The molecular form of 40 to 45 specimens per locality from 9 localities was determined using mostly the same specimens from our recent study of genetic differentiation of A. gambiaeacross Nigeria (Onyabe & Conn, 2001). Distribution maps have been made based on thousands of observations [1-3]. This study investigated whether Anopheles gambiaes.l.