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First report of natural infection of Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles coluzzii by Wolbachia and Microsporidia in Benin: a cross-sectional study

Minassou Juvénal Ahouandjinou
Wilfried Sewadé
Côme Z. Koukpo
Saïd Chitou
Germain Gil Padonou
Steve Zinsou Hougbé
Louisa A. Messenger
Aboubakar Sidick
Filémon Tokponnon
Arthur Sovi
Bruno Adjottin
Linda Towakinou
Martin Akogbéto
Razaki Ossè

202413 citationsOpen accessUniversité d'Abomey-Calavi

Abstract

The present study is the first report of natural infections of field-collected An. gambiae s.l. populations from Benin with Wolbachia and Microsporidia. Sustained efforts should be made to widen the spectrum of bacteria identified in mosquitoes, with the potential to develop endosymbiont-based control tools; such interventions could be the game-changer in the control of malaria and arboviral disease transmission.

Research topics

Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

Sustainable Development Goals

14Life Below Water

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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-04906-1

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