ArticleParasites & vectors2020
Geographical distribution of Anopheles stephensi in eastern Ethiopia.
Article in Parasites & vectors, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
101 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 167 citations in OpenAlex.
- Urban malaria and population mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.Malaria journal · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of Anopheles stephensi in Horn of Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- A quantitative and systematic analysis of Anopheles stephensi bionomics and control approaches.Acta tropica · 2024Pooled it
- Local trait responses and aquatic microclimates increase projected habitat suitability for field-collectedbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Larval competition between the invasive Anopheles stephensi and African native mosquitoes.Research square · 2026Article
- Mapping inequity: spatial clustering of malaria in pregnancy in the Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia (2018-2024).BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Ovicidal and larvicidal activity of the Impatiens rothii and Salvia officinalis extracts against Anopheles stephensi (Culicidae: Diptera) in laboratory conditions.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- Composition, blood meal sources, and entomological inoculation rates of Anopheles mosquitoes in an urban setting, central Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- Targeting the Highly Invasive Malaria Vector Anopheles stephensi using Yeast RNAi Pesticides.Research square · 2026Article
- Suitable ecological niches of invasive malaria vector under present and projected climatic conditions in South of Iran.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Historical Overview of the Bionomics ofJournal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2026Review
- Diurnal fluctuating temperature and larval resource level interact to influence the life history and behaviour of disease-transmitting mosquitoes.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Physicochemical Properties ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Predicting environmental suitability and future spread range ofInternational journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation : ITC journal · 2026Article
- An evaluation of longitudinal Anopheles stephensi egg viability and resistance to desiccation at different thermal conditions over time.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Thermal dynamics of vector breeding habitats and their impact on immature survivorship of Anopheles stephensi in Chennai, India.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Plasmodium vivax congenital and neonatal malaria with atypical presentation in Western Ethiopia: four cases highlighting diagnostic pitfalls.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- An investigation of malaria vector populations in Turkana, Kenya to understand the potential impact of insecticide-treated nets.npj entomology · 2026Article
- Article
- Resurgence of malaria in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia (2014-2024): trends, spatial expansion, and control challenges.Malaria journal · 2025Article
41 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
15 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe recent detection of the South Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Ethiopia and other regions in the Horn of Africa has raised concerns about its potential impact on malaria transmission. We report here the findings of a survey for this species in eastern Ethiopia using both morphological and molecular methods for species identification.
methodsAdult and larval/pupal collections were conducted at ten sites in eastern Ethiopia and Anopheles specimens were identified using standard morphological keys and genetic analysis.
resultsIn total, 2231 morphologically identified An. stephensi were collected. A molecular approach incorporating both PCR endpoint assay and sequencing of portions of the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) loci confirmed the identity of the An. stephensi in most cases (119/124 of the morphologically identified An. stephensi confirmed molecularly). Additionally, we observed Aedes aegypti larvae and pupae at many of the An. stephensi larval habitats.
conclusionsOur findings show that An. stephensi is widely distributed in eastern Ethiopia and highlight the need for further surveillance in the southern, western and northern parts of the country and throughout the Horn of Africa.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.