Early Wet Season Distribution of Anopheles Mosquitoes in Keffi Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Autor:	G. A. Amuga, S C. Hassan, A Ombugadu, R. J. Ombugadu, T A Umbugala, J D C Tongjura
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Wet season Veterinary medicine business.industry Pyrethrum Significant difference Anopheles Distribution (economics) Biology medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Vector (epidemiology) parasitic diseases medicine business Malaria Plasmodium species
Zdroj:	NIGERIAN ANNALS OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES. 1:35-40
ISSN:	2705-3997 2682-6623
DOI:	10.46912/napas1i.2019106
Popis:	Anopheles mosquitoes are the vectors of Plasmodium species, the causative agent of malaria, and a major cause of death in tropical Africa. The distribution of Anopheles species in time and space is a function of ecological factors in a given habitat. This study investigated the distribution of anopheles mosquitoes in the early wet season of 2017, in Keffi Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Mosquito’s collection was carried out in four locations in the study area using two methods: Pyrethrum Spray Catch (PSC) and Centre for Disease Control (CDC) light traps. Indoor and outdoor mosquitoes were collected. All mosquitoes collected were morphologically identified using standard procedures. A total of 973 mosquitoes were collected and identified. This comprised culicines 742 (76%) and anophelines 231 (23%). There was a progressive increase in number of anophelines from April 93 (40.3%) to May 138 (59.2%). Four species of Anopheles mosquitoes were identified in the study area: An.gambiae 221 (95.7%). An.coustani 7 (3.0%), An.squamosus 2(0.9%) and An.pharoensis 1(0.4%).More Anopheles mosquitoes collected showed a statistical significant difference between the 2 months and between indoors and outdoors collection (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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