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The aim was to assess changes in malaria parasite prevalence and the interactions between Anopheles mosquitoes and Plasmodium species over time.

Changing Species Dynamics and Species-Specific Associations Observed between Anopheles and Plasmodium Genera in Diebougou Health District, Southwest Burkina Faso

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Randomized trial shows changing malaria parasite dynamics in Burkina Faso, highlighting implications for control efforts.

The aim was to assess changes in malaria parasite prevalence and the interactions between Anopheles mosquitoes and Plasmodium species over time.
Samples collected from clinical trials testing ivermectin for malaria control in 2015 and 2019-2020.
Blood and Anopheles spp. mosquitoes were sourced from participants' households and tested for Plasmodium species.
Focus on prevalence rates of Pf and non-falciparum infections in captured mosquitoes.
Pf monoinfections comprised 42% in the first trial and 40% in the second trial.
27% of infections in the second trial were mixed and non-falciparum infections.
Pf sporozoites prevalence in An. gambiae s.l. was 66%, while P. ovale sporozoites in An. funestus were 63%.

Lado et al. (2026) studied this question.

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