Anopheles gambiae distribution and insecticide resistance in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé (Cameroon): influence of urban agriculture and pollution

• Published in: Malaria journal Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 154
• Main Authors: Antonio-Nkondjio, Christophe, Fossog, Billy Tene, Ndo, Cyrille, Djantio, Benjamin Menze, Togouet, Serge Zebaze, Awono-Ambene, Parfait, Costantini, Carlo, Wondji, Charles S, Ranson, Hilary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08.06.2011; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Agricultural pollution; Agricultural practices; Agriculture; Agriculture - methods; Alkalinity; Aluminium; Aluminum; Ammonia; Animals; Anopheles; Anopheles - drug effects; Anopheles - growth & development; Anopheles gambiae; Aquatic insects; Breeding sites; Cameroon; Culicidae; DDT; Deltamethrin; Disease transmission; Distribution; Environmental Pollution; Gene frequency; Hardness; Health aspects; Human diseases; Humans; Insecticide Resistance; Insecticides; Insecticides - pharmacology; Iron; Magnesium; Malaria; Malathion; Manganese; Mortality; Mosquitoes; Nitrates; Nitrites; Parameters; Permethrin; Pesticide resistance; Phosphates; Pollution; Potassium; Public health; Risk factors; Rural areas; Selection, Genetic; Suburban areas; Turbidity; Urban agriculture; Urban areas; Urban farming; Urban Population; Vector-borne diseases; Vectors; Water - chemistry; Water - parasitology; Water analysis; Water hardness; Water sampling; France; Cameroon; Cameroon, Yaounde; Africa

Urban malaria is becoming a major health priority across Africa. A study was undertaken to assess the importance of urban pollution and agriculture practice on the distribution and susceptibility to insecticide of malaria vectors in the two main cities in Cameroon. Anopheline larval breeding sites w...