ReviewThe Lancet. Planetary health2023
Building the vector in: construction practices and the invasion and persistence of Anopheles stephensi in Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence of Anopheles stephensi in Horn of Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Evidence of Anopheles stephensi involvement in the transmission of Plasmodium vivax in Djibouti City using highly sensitive sporozoite detection assay.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Resurgence of malaria in Ethiopia: a national landscape analysis of systemic and operational gaps.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- An evaluation of longitudinal Anopheles stephensi egg viability and resistance to desiccation at different thermal conditions over time.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Anopheles larval ecology and physicochemical characterization of larval habitats in Dire Dawa: an area colonized by Anopheles stephensi in Eastern Ethiopia.Research square · 2026Article
- Habitat heterogeneity and green filamentous algae influence the larval ecology of Anopheles stephensi during the dry season in Eastern Ethiopia.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Anopheles stephensi larval habitat superproductivity and its relevance for larval source management in Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Bionomics of Anopheles stephensi across the urban-rural landscapes of Eastern Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Genetic surveillance of Plasmodium-Anopheles compatibility markers during Anopheles stephensi associated malaria outbreak.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Future global distribution and climatic suitability of Anopheles stephensi.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Spatial distribution of Plasmodium vivax Duffy Binding Protein copy number variation and Duffy genotype, and their association with parasitemia in Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Co-occurrence of native and invasive malaria vectors in anthropogenic habitats in Metehara, Ethiopia: Opportunities for urban malaria control.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2025Article
- Determinants of malaria infection among under five children in Gursum district of Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Larval source management in Ethiopia: modelling to assess its effectiveness in curbing malaria surge in dire Dawa and Batu Towns.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- The expansion of an invasive malaria vector: Anopheles stephensi emergence in Arba Minch town in the southern Rift Valley of Ethiopia.Parasitology research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Anopheles stephensi is a major vector of malaria in Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, and its recent invasion into Africa poses a major threat to malaria control and elimination efforts on the continent. The mosquito is well adapted to urban environments, and its presence in Africa could potentially lead to an increase in malaria transmission in cities. Most of the knowledge about An stephensi ecology in Africa has been generated from studies conducted during the rainy season, when vectors are most abundant. Here, we provide evidence from the peak of the dry season in the city of Jigjiga in Ethiopia, and report An stephensi immature stages infesting predominantly in water reservoirs made to support construction operations (ie, in construction sites or associated with brick-manufacturing businesses). Political and economic changes in Ethiopia (particularly the Somali Region) have fuelled an unprecedented construction boom since 2018 that, in our opinion, has been instrumental in the establishment, persistence, and propagation of An stephensi via the year-round availability of perennial larval habitats associated with construction. We argue that larval source management during the dry season might provide a unique opportunity for focused control of An stephensi in Jigjiga and similar areas.
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