"Abundance of main vectors of malaria and climatic factors: the case of Ndiop and Dielmo villages (Sine Saloum, Senegal)"
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Impact des facteurs climatiques sur la présence et l'abondance saisonnière des principaux vecteurs du paludisme en Afrique soudano-sahélienne
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Genetic and phenotypic variation of the malaria vector Anopheles atroparvus in southern Europe
Abstract Background There is a growing concern that global climate change will affect the potential for pathogen transmission by insect species that are vectors of human diseases. One of these species is the former European malaria vector, Anopheles atroparvus. Levels of population differentiation of An. atroparvus from southern Europe were characterized as a first attempt to elucidate patterns of population structure of this former malaria vector. Results are discussed in light of a hypothetical situation of re-establishment of malaria transmission. Methods Genetic and phenotypic variation was analysed in nine mosquito samples collected from five European countries, using eight microsatell…