Coustani Group mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity and malaria transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Coustani Group mosquitoes tested in this study did not appear to be major vectors of malaria, due to the low levels of detection of sporozoites in mosquitoes collected in and around houses in DRC, which differs from some studies previously conducted in DRC. However, this conclusion is complicated by the detection of four species groups, which may have different biting behaviour. Further work is necessary to ensure correct identification of species in order to understand the contribution of these species to malaria in DRC.
Authors
- Joris Losimba Likwela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2110-4488)
- Christen Fornadel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2498-8979)
- Richard M. Oxborough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5639-1317)
- Allison Hendershot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7494-0095)
- Francis Wat’senga
- Matthew A. Aubourg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3691-0586)
- Xuwen Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9514-6609)
- O. E. Lodi
- Seth R. Irish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8709-8247)
- Tania Mampangulu
- Emile Z. Manzambi
- Neil F. Lobo
- Pedro Mbueno Nzila
- I. T. Nsungu
- A. Okito
Institutions
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- United States Agency for International Development (US)
- University of Łódź (PL)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (US)
- Innovative Vector Control Consortium (GB)
- National Institute of Biomedical Research (CD)
- Advanced Bioscience Laboratories (United States) (US)
- Abt Global (United States) (US)
- Kaweah Delta Health Care District (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05608-y
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- University of Notre Dame
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame