Narcisse, B., Ngbolua, J., Eric, M., Mawunu, M., Irish, S., Basimike, M., Jonas, N. (2022). Study of the Behavior and Entomological Parameters of Anopheles in Two Health Zones of The North-Ubangi Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. test, 14(2), 57-63. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.259846
Basosila Narcisse; Jean-Paul Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua; Mukomena Eric; Monizi Mawunu; Seth Irish; Mulenda Basimike; Nagahuedi Jonas. "Study of the Behavior and Entomological Parameters of Anopheles in Two Health Zones of The North-Ubangi Province, Democratic Republic of Congo". test, 14, 2, 2022, 57-63. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.259846
Narcisse, B., Ngbolua, J., Eric, M., Mawunu, M., Irish, S., Basimike, M., Jonas, N. (2022). 'Study of the Behavior and Entomological Parameters of Anopheles in Two Health Zones of The North-Ubangi Province, Democratic Republic of Congo', test, 14(2), pp. 57-63. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.259846
Narcisse, B., Ngbolua, J., Eric, M., Mawunu, M., Irish, S., Basimike, M., Jonas, N. Study of the Behavior and Entomological Parameters of Anopheles in Two Health Zones of The North-Ubangi Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. test, 2022; 14(2): 57-63. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.259846

Study of the Behavior and Entomological Parameters of Anopheles in Two Health Zones of The North-Ubangi Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology
Article 7, Volume 14, Issue 2, December 2022, Pages 57-63    PDF (698.65 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.259846
Authors
Basosila Narcisse1; Jean-Paul Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua2; Mukomena Eric3; Monizi Mawunu4; Seth Irish5; Mulenda Basimike6; Nagahuedi Jonas7
1Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo -Programme National de Lutte Contre le Paludisme, République démocratique du Congo.
2Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo
3Département de Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lubumbashi, République démocratique du Congo-Programme National de Lutte Contre le Paludisme, République démocratique du Congo
4Polytechnic Institute of Kimpa Vita University, P.O.Box. 77, Uíge, Angola.
5Team Lead, PMI Entomology Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
6Consultant international pour la lutte contre le paludisme.
7Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo.
Abstract
An entomological study was conducted using two mosquito sampling technical,pyrethrum spray catch (PSC) and Human Landing Catch (HLC), inside and outside houses in two Health Zones in North Ubangi Province give the names of Health zones. This study was conducted from 31 March to 14 April 2021. This province is located in the north of the DRC, in a forested area. The objective of this work was to identify the behavior of anopheles and their entomological parameters. In total, 784 samples of Anopheles were captured, 575 by HLC (236 inside the houses and 339 outside), and 209 by (PSC). The anopheles captured in these two environments belong to the following 3 species: Anopheles gambiae s.l, (n= 769 i.e. 98%) Anopheles funestus grp (n=10 i.e. 1%), Anopheles paludis (n=5 i.e. 1%). The behavioral study reveals that Anopheles gambiae s.l is more exophagous than endophagous with a indoors peak startings a little later between 23:00 and 02:00 hours while the outdoors peak starts a little earlier at 19:00 hours. The density of Anopheles gambiae s.l. is 98% of all Anopheles mosquitoes collected. The determination of the sporozoite index by the ELISA method gave 58% of the infested Anopheles. Anopheles gambiae s.l is the major vector of malaria in this environment and is more abundant.
Keywords
Anopheles gambiae s.l; aggressiveness; infestation; density; Ubangi ecoregion
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