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Larval habitat diversity, physicochemical characteristics and their effect on the larval density of malaria vectors in the city of Accra, Ghana.

Abdul Rahim Mohammed Sabtiu, Isaac Amankona Hinne, Isaac Kwame Sraku, Daniel Kodjo Halou, Richard Tettey Doe, Simon Kwaku Attah, Fred Aboagye-Antwi, Yaw Asare Afrane

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Abdul Rahim Mohammed SabtiuCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.
Isaac Amankona HinneDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.
Isaac Kwame SrakuCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.
Daniel Kodjo HalouCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.
Richard Tettey DoeCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.
Simon Kwaku AttahCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.
Fred Aboagye-AntwiAfrican Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science, Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana.
Yaw Asare AfraneCentre for Vector-Borne Disease Research, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.

Funding

Regional Centre for Vector Borne Diseases in West Africa (RCVBD)D43TW011513 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF GHANA · PI YAW ASARE AFRANE, Guiyun Yan · 2021 to 2026
$1.5M
Invasive Anopheles stephensi in Ghana: Sampling Tools and Vector Population DynamicsR03AI186018 · NIAID · COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA · PI AFRANE, YAW ASARE · 2024 to 2025
$108k
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW011513NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI186018
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Abstract

Background: Malaria is more prevalent in rural areas than urban partly due to less availability of Methods: Larval surveys and collections were conducted at fifteen locations in Accra, during both the dry season (February to March) and the rainy season (June to July) of 2022, using the WHO standard dipping method. These sites were divided into five categories: Irrigated Urban Farming (IUF), Lower Socioeconomic Status (LS), Middle Socioeconomic Status (MS), High Socioeconomic Status (HS), and Peri-urban (PU) areas. Physicochemical parameters were measured, and species identification was performed using morphological and molecular methods. Results: A total of 727 potential mosquito habitats were identified, with 65.34% (475/727) positive for Anopheles larvae. Drainage ditches were the most common habitat type (48.21%; 229/475). The highest abundance of Conclusion: Malaria vectors breed in diverse and often polluted urban habitats, with high larval densities in urban agricultural areas. The detection of the invasive

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Anopheles larvaeAn. stephensiGhanahabitatsphysicochemicalpollutedurban irrigationurban malaria

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