A survey of adult mosquitoes in the hostels of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Amusan, A.A.S.; Mafiana, C. F.; Idowu, A. B.; Oke, OA

doi:10.4314/njpar.v24i1.37822

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“…The presence of mosquitoes in the students hostels will possibly expose the students to high risk of human-vectors contact that will result in transmission of mosquito-borne diseases which will negatively affect students performance due to loss of both lectures hours and scarce resources meant for upkeep to be used for purchase of drugs. This is in line with previous studies by Amusan et al [21], Okwa et al [22] and Adeoye et al [23] who collected mosquitoes from students hostels of University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Lagos State University (LASU), and University of Lagos respectively. Similarly, Madara [24] in a study on adult mosquitoes in University of Abuja main campus in FCT -Abuja, Nigeria recorded high number of mosquitoes belonging to three genera.…”

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Survey of Mosquitoes in Students Hostels of Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Ombugadu¹

2020

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Survey of Mosquitoes in Students Hostels of Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Ombugadu¹

2020

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“…aegypti over Ae. albopictus has also been recorded in urban areas of Abeokuta and Osogbo in southwestern Nigeria (Amusan et al 2003;Adeleke et al 2008;Adeleke et al 2010;Idowu et al 2012;Adeleke et al 2013). The seemingly difference in population colonization and establishment of Ae.…”

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Twenty-Three Years after the First Record ofAedes albopictusin Nigeria: Its Current Distribution and Potential Epidemiological Implications

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“…The species density reduction during this period may be due to the heavy rainfall, which flushes out breeding sites, larvae, and pupae. It also causes mechanical damage and egg mortality, therefore, reduces the adult abundance [ 33 ]. Usually, mosquitoes get optimum (22° - 30°C) temperature [ 34 ] for rising population after the winter (March and April) in Kumari.…”

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Seasonal abundance of Anopheles mosquitoes and their association with meteorological factors and malaria incidence in Bangladesh

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Tuno

2014

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BackgroundThe relationship between climatic factors and mosquito abundance is very important to determine parasite activity levels and, therefore, disease risk. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the seasonal abundance of anophelines and their association with meteorological variables and disease transmission in two malaria endemic areas of Bangladesh.MethodsMonthly sampling was done from both indoors and outdoors in 12 selected houses using light traps (LTs) and pyrethrum spray (PS) during January, 2011 to January, 2012 in two malaria endemic areas of Bangladesh. Outdoor rainfall, temperature, and relative humidity data of the study areas were collected from the meteorological department of Bangladesh. Mosquitoes were killed with chloroform and identified morphologically under stereoscopic microscopes using taxonomic keys. Samples were tested for CSP of P. falciparum, P. vivax 210 and P. vivax 247 using ELISA. Pearson correlation and canonical correspondence analyses (CCA) were computed to investigate the associations with species abundance and rainfall, temperature, humidity and malaria cases.ResultsA total of 2,443 female anophelines, representing 22 species were captured. Every female Anopheles were tested for P. falciparum, P. vivax 210 and P. vivax 247 CSP, of which 10 species were found positive. The CSP positive species were An. annularis, An. baimaii, An. barbirostris, An. jeyporiensis, An. karwari, An. minimus s.l., An. philippinensis, An. umbrosus, An. vagus and An. wilmori. Anopheles vagus and An. philippinensis were the dominant species present almost throughout the year with highest peaks in March and smallest peaks in September but An. baimaii and An. willmori were found during monsoon (July -September) only. Lag rainfall and relative humidity were the most significant variables influencing An. baimaii, An. willmori, An. vagus, and An. subpictus density in Kumari area. Abundance of these four species positively related to malaria cases. The effects of temperature were not found as a significant variable on the abundance of anophelines mosquitoes in Bangladesh.ConclusionsOur study demonstrates that the nature of relationship between malaria vector and climatic variables were multifaceted. Detailed studies of vector bionomics, continuous monitoring and malaria transmission dynamics is essential for predicting disease outbreaks and vector control in the region.

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A survey of adult mosquitoes in the hostels of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

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Twenty-Three Years after the First Record ofAedes albopictusin Nigeria: Its Current Distribution and Potential Epidemiological Implications

Seasonal abundance of Anopheles mosquitoes and their association with meteorological factors and malaria incidence in Bangladesh

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