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Ibrahima Baber
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculté de Médicine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie, Université du Mali, Bamako, Mali
Moussa Keita
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculté de Médicine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie, Université du Mali, Bamako, Mali
Nafomon Sogoba
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculté de Médicine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie, Université du Mali, Bamako, Mali
Mamadou Konate
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculté de Médicine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie, Université du Mali, Bamako, Mali
M'Bouye Diallo
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculté de Médicine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie, Université du Mali, Bamako, Mali
Seydou Doumbia
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculté de Médicine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie, Université du Mali, Bamako, Mali
Sékou F. Traoré
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculté de Médicine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie, Université du Mali, Bamako, Mali
José M. C. Ribeiro
Affiliation: Section of Vector Biology, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Nicholas C. Manoukis
* E-mail: [email protected]
Affiliation: Section of Vector Biology, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Introduction
The burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa remains enormous; 90% of the estimated one million deaths from the disease per year occur there [1], [2]. While global investment in measures to reduce transmission have increased significantly in recent years [3], there is still a need to identify ways to improve the outcome of interventions against malaria vectors, because resources and capacities in the countries most affected by malaria are limited. Significant improvement in the efficiency of measures aimed at reducing malaria vector numbers can come from a more complete understanding of vector population dynamics [4], [5], especially dispersal or migration patterns [6], [7].
Yearly change in malaria vector population size is evident in many parts of the world and has been the focus of extensive research, especially in biomes of sub-Saharan Africa that have strong seasonal climate variability, such as the Sudan savannah [8]. During the dry season in these areas, population sizes of Anopheles gambiae can become quite small, or the vector may...