Mosquito dynamics and their drivers in peri-urban Antananarivo, Madagascar: insights from a longitudinal multi-host single-site survey
An important diversity of mosquitoes exists in the peri-urban area of Antananarivo. Some well-known vector species, such as Cx. antennatus, a major vector of West Nile virus (WNV) and Rift-Valley fever virus (RVFV), Cx. quinquefasciatus, a major vector of WNV, Cx. poicilipes, a candidate vector of RVFV and An. gambiae sensu lato, a major vector of Plasmodium spp., are abundant. Importantly, these four mosquito species are present all year round, even though their abundance declines during the cold dry season, with the exception of Cx. quinquefasciatus. The main drivers of their abundance were found to be temperature, relative humidity and precipitation, as well as-for outdoor abundance only-moon illumination. Identifying these drivers is a first step towards the development of pathogen transmission models (R0 models), which are key to inform public health stakeholders on the periods of most risk for vector-borne diseases.
Authors
- Michaël Luciano Tantely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4658-6372)
- Christophe Révillion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3896-2083)
- Romain Girod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8084-7372)
- Haja Johnson Velonirina
- Iavonirina Randriananjantenaina
- Manou Rominah Raharinirina
- Hélène Guis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-0898)
- Annelise Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5463-332X)
- Vincent Herbreteau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1762-6336)
- Maminirina Fidelis Ambinintsoa
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- University of Antananarivo (MG)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- AgroParisTech (FR)
- University of Reunion Island (RE)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Animal, Santé, Territoires, Risques et Ecosystèmes (FR)
- Acteurs, Ressources et Territoires dans le Développement (FR)
- Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (KH)
- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar (MG)
- Institut Agro Montpelier (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06393-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales
- Interreg