| Entomological assessment of the potential for malaria transmission in Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. | |
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PMID: 19959853 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Malaria in urban and highland areas is emerging as a significant public health threat in Kenya which has seen a dramatic increase in malaria transmission in low risk highland areas. The objectives of the study were to find and incriminate potential vectors of malaria in Kibera, Nairobi. METHODS: One hundred and twenty houses within Lindi area of the southern central section of Kibera slum in Nairobi were chosen randomly and global positioning system (GPS) mapped. Day resting indoor mosquitoes were collected from January 2001 to December 2003. Larvae were collected between 2002 and 2004 and reared in the insectary to adults. RESULTS: A total of 176,993 mosquitoes were collected. Out of this, 176,910 were Culex fatigans and 83 were Anopheles gambiae s.l. Mosquito population peaked during the long rains in April to May and the short rains in November and December. Blood meal analysis of An. gambiae s.l. female mosquitoes revealed 0.97 human blood index. No mosquito was found positive for Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites. Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes were found breeding in polluted water and 95% of the larvae were identified as An. arabiensis. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION: Anopheles gambiae s.l., malaria vector is present in Nairobi and it breeds in polluted water. Anopheles arabiensis is predominantly preferring humans as blood meal source, thus, showing ecological flexibility within the species. |
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Authors:
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Sichangi Kasili; Nicholas Odemba; Francis G Ngere; John B Kamanza; Alexander M Muema; Helen L Kutima |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of vector borne diseases Volume: 46 ISSN: 0972-9062 ISO Abbreviation: J Vector Borne Dis Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
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Created Date: 2009-12-04 Completed Date: 2010-01-27 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101212761 Medline TA: J Vector Borne Dis Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 273-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. skasili@yahoo.co.uk |
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Animals Anopheles / parasitology Anopheles gambiae / parasitology Culex / parasitology Female Humans Insect Vectors* / parasitology Kenya Malaria / transmission* Poverty Areas |
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