Seasonal variation in mosquito abundance and environmental predictors in semi-pastoral southern Kenya: implications for endemic Rift Valley fever
These findings highlight the role of weather patterns and LULC in shaping mosquito dynamics, with irrigated cropland likely creating persistent breeding sites and shrubland providing niches for Ae. aegypti. This emphasizes the need for targeted, community-driven vector control strategies to mitigate RVFV transmission risk and highlights the importance of altered agricultural landscapes in driving vector dynamics.
Authors
- Max Korir
- Tatenda Chiuya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9077-7125)
- Andrew P. Morse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0413-2065)
- Eric Maurice Fèvre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8931-4986)
- Andrew Stringer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0052-3939)
- Keli Nicole Gerken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9337-2409)
- Matthew Baylis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0335-187X)
- Richard Rasto Olubowa
Institutions
- University of Bonn (DE)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- International Livestock Research Institute (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07122-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40