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Title: Detection of Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes by Molecular Surveillance, Kenya
Authors: Ochomo, Eric O.
Milanoi, Sylvia
Abong’o, Bernard
Onyango, Brenda
Muchoki, Margaret
Omoke, Diana
Olanga, Evelyn
Njoroge, Laban
Juma, Elijah Omondi
Otieno, James Dan
Matoke-Muhia, ,Damaris
Kamau, Luna
Rafferty, Cristina
Gimnig, John E.
Shieshia, Mildred
Wacira, Daniel
Mwangangi, Joseph
Maia, Marta
Chege, Charles
Omar, Ahmeddin
Rono, Martin K.
O’Meara, Wendy Prudhomme
Obala, Andrew
Mbogo, Charles
Kariuki, Lenson
Keywords: Anopheles stephensi mosquito
Plasmodium falciparum
Issue Date: 2023
Publisher: Pubmed central
Abstract: The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is an invasive malar- ia vector recently reported in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Ghana. The World Health Orga- nization has called on countries in Africa to increase surveillance efforts to detect and report this vector and institute appropriate and effective control mechanisms. In Kenya, the Division of National Malaria Program con- ducted entomological surveillance in counties at risk for An. stephensi mosquito invasion. In addition, the Ke- nya Medical Research Institute conducted molecular surveillance of all sampled Anopheles mosquitoes from other studies to identify An. stephensi mosquitoes. We report the detection and confirmation of An. stephensi mosquitoes in Marsabit and Turkana Counties by using endpoint PCR and morphological and sequence identi- fication. We demonstrate the urgent need for intensified entomological surveillance in all areas at risk for An. stephensi mosquito invasion, to clarify its occurrence and distribution and develop tailored approaches to pre- vent further spread.
URI: http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/9229
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