Endophilic Anopheles mosquitoes in Guinea Bissau, West Africa, in relation to human housing conditions

K Pålsson, Jaenson TGT, F Dias, Ane Laugen, A Björkman

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    Abstract

    Environmental risk factors associated with increased malaria mosquito (Anopheles) abundance indoors were studied in a suburban area, Antula, of Guinea Bissau, during the rainy seasons of 1993-1995. All bedrooms in 30 houses were searched for resting mosquitoes three times each year. The most abundant mosquito was An. gambiae s.s. Significantly greater numbers of resting mosquitoes were present in rooms with open eaves and in houses with a well on the compound. Pigs were the most common domestic animals in Antula. Presence of pigs in a house was associated with increased mosquito abundance in the bedrooms of the same house. The abundance of female mosquitoes also increased with increasing human biomass per square meter of bedroom area.
    Original languageUndefined/Unknown
    Pages (from-to)746–752
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Medical Entomology
    Volume41
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Anopheles
    • domestic animals
    • entomological risk factors
    • Guinea Bissau
    • malaria

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