Mosquitoes play a critical role as vectors of pathogens affecting both humans and animals.
Therefore, understanding their biodiversity and distribution is crucial to developing evidence …

Background Due to the lack of vaccines, malaria control mainly involves the control of
anopheline vectors (Anopheles spp.) using chemical insecticides. However, the prolonged …

Abstract Background Located in West Africa, Cabo Verde is an archipelago consisting of
nine inhabited islands. Malaria has been endemic since the settlement of the islands during …

On 12 January 2024, Cabo Verde was officially certified by the WHO as a malaria-free
country after six consecutive years without local transmission. This study analysed the …

Malaria is one of the deadliest vector-borne diseases in the world. Researchers are
developing new genetic and conventional vector control strategies to attempt to limit its …

Background Vector control is a key component of malaria prevention. Two major vector
control strategies have been implemented in São Tomé and Príncipe (STP), indoor residual …

Background Cabo Verde, an island country in West Africa, has been affected since human
colonization by epidemics of vector-borne diseases with major epidemics of dengue and …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are major vector of arboviruses such as dengue virus, yellow
fever virus, chikungunya and Zika virus. In Cabo Verde two epidemic diseases (dengue and …

Mosquitos do gênero Anopheles são considerados os únicos vetores responsáveis pela
transmissão do Plasmodium spp., agente etiológico da malária, a nível global. Na África, a …

In this study, we aimed to update the mosquito species composition and distribution based
on a national entomological survey in all municipalities of Cabo Verde. This includes the …