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The study aims to explore the composition and feeding behavior of Anopheles mosquitoes in an urban area of Ethiopia and their role in malaria transmission.

March 26, 2026Malaria Journal0 citationsOpen Access

Composition, blood meal sources, and entomological inoculation rates of Anopheles mosquitoes in an urban setting, central Ethiopia

ANAynye NegesseAddis Ababa University GMGirmay MedhinAddis Ababa University EAEsayas AkliluAddis Ababa University

Key Points

The study aims to explore the composition and feeding behavior of Anopheles mosquitoes in an urban area of Ethiopia and their role in malaria transmission.
Identified seven species of Anopheles mosquitoes
Measured entomological inoculation rates
Examined blood meal sources of mosquitoes
Anopheles christyi was the most abundant species identified
Invasive An. stephensi and An. amharicus were also present
P. falciparum-infected An. arabiensis showed zoophilic feeding behavior

Abstract

Seven Anopheles species were identified, of which Anopheles christyi was the most abundant species, followed by An. arabiensis. The presence of An. amharicus and invasive An. stephensi, combined with zoophilic yet opportunistic feeding behavior and P. falciparum-infected An. arabiensis, highlights local variations in the importance of these vectors and ongoing endemic transmission in this urban Ethiopian setting.

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Negesse et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c4cc37fdc3bde448917853 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-026-05874-4

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