Species abundance and insecticide resistance of Anopheles gambiae in selected areas of Ghana and Burkina Faso

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dc.contributor.authorYawson, A.E.
dc.contributor.authorMcCall, P.J.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, M.D.
dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, M.J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-18T12:38:27Z
dc.date.available2019-03-18T12:38:27Z
dc.date.issued2004-12
dc.description.abstractThe Ghanaian National Malaria Control Programme has prioritized insecticide-treated materials as a key strategy for malaria control. We report on a survey of the distribution of the molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) and insecticide resistance (the kdr mutation), carried out by sampling mosquitoes from 11 locations in Ghana and one additional site in Burkina Faso. The molecular M and S forms of An. gambiae were found to occur in sympatry in southern Ghana. The S form predominated throughout its distribution in the coastal savannah, except at one location in the strand and mangrove zone where rice was cultivated. The M form was the only form collected in northern Ghana and was the predominant form (97.5%) in Burkina Faso. No M/S hybrids were detected. The kdr mutation was observed at very high frequencies (98-100%) within the S form but reached a maximum of only 3.38% in the M form in one population at an irrigation scheme in the Ghanaian coastal savannah zone.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.0269-283X.2004.00519.x
dc.identifier.otherVol. 18(4): pp 372-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28654
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMedical and Veterinary Entomologyen_US
dc.subjectAnopheles gambiaeen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectIntrogressionen_US
dc.subjectkdr mutationen_US
dc.subjectMalariaen_US
dc.subjectPyrethroidsen_US
dc.subjectSelectionen_US
dc.subjectSympatryen_US
dc.titleSpecies abundance and insecticide resistance of Anopheles gambiae in selected areas of Ghana and Burkina Fasoen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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