کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5909563 1570175 2014 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Description of Anopheles gabonensis, a new species potentially involved in rodent malaria transmission in Gabon, Central Africa
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک بوم شناسی، تکامل، رفتار و سامانه شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Description of Anopheles gabonensis, a new species potentially involved in rodent malaria transmission in Gabon, Central Africa
چکیده انگلیسی


- We describe a new mosquito species named Anopheles gabonensis.
- We used morphological and molecular tools.
- The species was screened for the presence of Plasmodium parasites.
- Anopheles gabonensis was found infected with rodent Plasmodium.

The genus Anopheles includes mosquito vectors of human malaria and arboviruses. In sub-Saharan Africa, the anopheline fauna is rich of nearly 150 species, few of which are anthropophilic and capable of transmitting pathogens to humans. Some of the remaining species are found in forests far from human environments and are vectors of wildlife pathogens. The diversity and the biology of these species have yet to be fully described. As a contribution to furthering knowledge of sylvan Anophelinae, using morphological and molecular tools we describe a new Anopheles species collected in Gabon (Central Africa), which we have named Anopheles gabonensis n. sp. We also molecularly screened this species to detect infections by Plasmodium parasites. The results showed the species to have been infected by Plasmodium vinckei, a rodent parasite. We discuss the role of An. gabonensis n. sp. in the transmission of P. vinckei in the rainforest areas of Central Africa and its potential to transfer pathogens to humans.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - Volume 28, December 2014, Pages 628-634
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