Impact of insecticide resistance on mosquito’s sialome and it’s effect on vectorial capacity of main african malaria vectors

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Project Summary: Anopheles mosquito blood feeding is facilitated by the pharmacologic and immunologic properties of salivary bioactive molecules which counteract and inhibit host reaction. These bioactive molecules can also strongly influence the salivary gland invasion by Plasmodium and their transmission during the blood feeding by counteracting human host reaction. It has been reported that salivary…

Entomological monitoring of Aedes mosquitoes in Cameroon

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There is limited information on the current distribution of Aedes spp. mosquitoes in Cameroon. Aedes albopictus was detected in five Southern Cameroon towns in 2000 and a temporal distribution of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus was conducted in 2017 but past surveillance efforts only provide preliminary data and do not adequately characterize Aedes vector distribution…

Assessing the entomological risk of emergence of massive dengue,zika and chikungunya outbreaks and preparing to better control of Aedes vectors in Central Africa

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Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are the main vectors of arboviruses’ diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya. Ae. aegypti is indigenous in Central Africa, whereas Ae. albopictus, originating from Asia, was first reported in the region (Cameroon) in the 2000s. Since then, this mosquito has colonized almost all countries of the region coinciding with…