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. 2021 Oct 2;14(1):511.
doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-05026-4.

Emergence of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Khartoum State, Central Sudan

Ayman Ahmed  1 , Rua Khogali  2 , Mohammed-Ahmed B Elnour  3 , Ryo Nakao  4 , Bashir Salim  5
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Emergence of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Khartoum State, Central Sudan

Ayman Ahmed et al. Parasit Vectors. .

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Abstract

The emergence of the Asian invasive malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi, has been identified in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan. This is the first report that confirms the geographical expansion of this urban mosquito into Central Sudan. We urgently recommend the launch of a national entomological survey to determine the distribution of this invasive disease vector and to generate essential information about its bionomics and susceptibility to available malaria control measures.

Keywords: Anopheles stephensi; Asian malaria vector; Emergence; Invasive diseases vector; Malaria; Sudan.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Inset map shows the location of the Anopheles mosquito samples collected (red square)
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Fig. 2
Phylogenetic tree of the maximum likelihood generated using COI sequences from Khartoum (marked with the red box) and other countries from which data are available
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