First report of natural infection of Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles coluzzii by Wolbachia and Microsporidia in Benin: a cross-sectional study
Recently, bacterial endosymbiont, including Wolbachia and Microsporidia were found to limit the infection of Anopheles mosquitoes with Plasmodium falciparum. This study aimed to investigate the natural presence of key transmission-blocking endosymbionts in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii in Southern Benin. Aggregated data for HLCs and PSCs showed a sporozoite rate (SR) of 0.80% (95% CI 0.09–2.87) and 0.69% (95% CI 0.09–2.87) for An. gambiae and An. coluzzii, respectively, with a mean of 0.74% (95% CI 0.20–1.90).
Ahouandjinou, M.J., Sovi, A., Sidick, A. et al. First report of natural infection of Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles coluzzii by Wolbachia and Microsporidia in Benin: a cross-sectional study. Malar J 23, 72 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-04906-1