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Survivorship of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato in irrigated sugarcane plantation scheme in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To ensure food security, sub-Saharan Africa has initiated massive water resource development projects, such as irrigated agriculture, in recent years. However, such environmental modifications affect the survivorship and development of mosquitoes, which are vectors of different diseases. This study aimed at determining the effects of irrigation practices on development and survivorship of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Ethiopia.

Methods

A life table experiment was conducted to examine the effect of environmental modification on survivorship of both immature and adult An. gambiae s.l. in irrigated and non-irrigated areas. The pupation rate and development time of the immatures and adult longevity and fecundity were compared between the two settings.

Results

The estimated mean survival time of female An. gambiae s.l. in the irrigated and non-irrigated areas was 37.9 and 31.3 days, respectively. A survival analysis showed that adult females of An. gambiae s.l. placed in an irrigated area lived significantly longer than those in a non-irrigated area (?2 = 18.3, df = 1, P <0.001), and An. gambiae s.l. females lived significantly longer than males in both areas (P < 0.001).

Conclusions

Adult An. gambiae s.l. survivorship was found to be enhanced in the irrigated area compared to non-irrigated area. Longer survival of adult mosquitoes in irrigated areas could have important implications for vectorial capacity and hence malaria transmission.

SUBMITTER: Hawaria D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7936430 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Survivorship of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato in irrigated sugarcane plantation scheme in Ethiopia.

Hawaria Dawit D Kibret Solomon S Demissew Assalif A Tsegaye Arega A Bitew Denekew D Yan Guiyun G Yewhalaw Delenasaw D

Parasites & vectors 20210306 1

<h4>Background</h4>To ensure food security, sub-Saharan Africa has initiated massive water resource development projects, such as irrigated agriculture, in recent years. However, such environmental modifications affect the survivorship and development of mosquitoes, which are vectors of different diseases. This study aimed at determining the effects of irrigation practices on development and survivorship of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Ethiopia.<h4>Methods</h4>A life table experiment was conducted ...[more]

PMID: 33676562

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Survivorship of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato in irrigated sugarcane plantation scheme in Ethiopia.

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