Comparative analysis of salivary expressed proteins in insecticide resistant and susceptible wild strain of Anopheles funestus mosquito, major malaria vector in Africa.

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Malaria disease is caused by Plasmodium parasite transmitted during Anopheles mosquito blood feeding. Mosquito blood feeding is facilitated by the pharmacologic and immunologic properties of salivary proteins 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. It has…

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…