Species abundance and insecticide resistance of Anopheles gambiae in selected areas of Ghana and Burkina Faso
Abstract
The Ghanaian National Malaria Control Programme has prioritized insecticide-treated materials as a key strategy for malaria control. We report on a survey of the distribution of the molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) and insecticide resistance (the kdr mutation), carried out by sampling mosquitoes from 11 locations in Ghana and one additional site in Burkina Faso. The molecular M and S forms of An. gambiae were found to occur in sympatry in southern Ghana. The S form predominated throughout its distribution in the coastal savannah, except at one location in the strand and mangrove zone where rice was cultivated. The M form was the only form collected in northern Ghana and was the predominant form (97.5%) in Burkina Faso. No M/S hybrids were detected. The kdr mutation was observed at very high frequencies (98–100%) within the S form but reached a maximum of only 3.38% in the M form in one population at an irrigation scheme in the Ghanaian coastal savannah zone.
Citation
Yawson, A.E.; McCall, P.J.; Wilson, M.D.; Donnelly, M.J. Species abundance and insecticide resistance of Anopheles gambiae in selected areas of Ghana and Burkina Faso. Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2004) 18 (4) 372-377. [DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2004.00519.x]