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1 July 2010 Temporal Dynamics of Malaria Transmission in Two Rural Areas of Burkina Faso with Two Ecological Differences
Ilboudo-Sanogo Edith, Tiono B. Alfred, Sagnon N'Falé, Cuzin Ouattara Nadine, Nébié Issa, B. Sirima Sodiomon
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To determine the relationship between malaria transmission intensity, clinical malaria, immune response, plasmodic index, and to furthermore characterize a malaria vaccine trial site for potential malaria vaccines candidate testing, a study was conducted in Tensobtenga and Balonguen, two villages in Burkina Faso characterized by different malaria transmission levels. The study villages are located in a Sudan savanna area. Malaria transmission is seasonal and peaks in September in these villages. Tensobtenga and Balonguen are comparables in all aspects, except the presence of an artificial lake and wetlands in Tensobtenga. The mosquitoes sampling sites were randomly selected, taking into consideration the number of potential breeding sites, and the number of households in each village. Three times a week during 12 mo mosquitoes were collected by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention light traps in sentinel sites. To assess the infectivity the mosquitoes double ELISAs tests were performed on thoraces of female Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Giles) and Anopheles funestus. A total of 54,392 female Anopheles, representing 92.71% of the total mosquitoes, were collected. The peaks of aggressiveness because of either An. gambiae s.l. or An. funestus were observed in September in each of the villages. However, these peaks were lower in Balonguen compared with Tensobtenga. Malaria cumulative aggressiveness and transmission intensity because of both species peaked in September in each of the two villages, with lower values in Balonguen in comparison to Tensobtenga. From February to May, malaria transmission intensity is negligible in Balonguen and <1 bite/ person/mo is observed in Tensobtenga. These results have confirmed the marked seasonality of malaria transmission in the study area.

© 2010 Entomological Society of America
Ilboudo-Sanogo Edith, Tiono B. Alfred, Sagnon N'Falé, Cuzin Ouattara Nadine, Nébié Issa, and B. Sirima Sodiomon "Temporal Dynamics of Malaria Transmission in Two Rural Areas of Burkina Faso with Two Ecological Differences," Journal of Medical Entomology 47(4), 618-624, (1 July 2010). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME09102
Received: 24 April 2009; Accepted: 1 November 2009; Published: 1 July 2010
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KEYWORDS
Anopheles funestus entomological inoculation rate
Anopheles gambiae s.l.
malaria vectors
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