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Blood Feeding Patterns of Aedes aegypti Populations in Senegal

Ndeye Marie Sene Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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Babacar Diouf Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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Alioune Gaye Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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El Hadji Ndiaye Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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El Hadji Malick Ngom Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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Assiyatou Gueye Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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Fatoumata Seck Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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Cheikh Tidiane Diagne MIVEGEC, IRD, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France

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Ibrahima Dia Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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Diawo Diallo Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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Mawlouth Diallo Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal;

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0508
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Volume 106: Issue 5
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1402–1405
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ABSTRACT.

Aedes aegypti plays an important role in the transmission of several arboviruses of medical importance. The availability of information on the blood-feeding preferences of mosquito vectors is a critical step in the understanding of the transmission of human pathogens and implementation of control strategies. In Senegal, no data currently exist on the feeding pattern of Ae. aegypti in urban areas. To fill this gap, Ae. aegypti blood-fed females were collected in five localities by aspiration and using BG Sentinel 2 traps. Collections were carried out monthly between July and November 2019 inside and outside human dwellings. The origin of the blood meal of Ae. aegypti females were identified by an ELISA technique. A total of 1,710 blood-engorged females were examined and showed that Ae. aegypti preferentially fed on human with 78.6% of the identified blood meals. The other blood meals were from animals including dog, cat, horse, cattle, sheep, and rat. This is the first report on the feeding behavior of Ae. aegypti in urban settings in West Africa. It demonstrated that this species is highly anthropophilic.

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Address correspondence to Ndeye Marie Sene, Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, 36 Avenue Pasteur, Boîte Postale 220, Dakar, Sénégal. E-mail: ndeyemarie.sene@pasteur.sn

Financial support: This study was supported in part by the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA, US). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

Authors’ addresses: Ndeye Marie Sene, Babacar Diouf, Alioune Gaye, El Hadji Ndiaye, El Hadji Malick Ngom, Assiyatou Gueye, and Fatoumata Seck, Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal, E-mails: ndeyemarie.sene@pasteur.sn, babacar.diouf2@pasteur.sn, alioune.gaye@pasteur.sn, elhadji.ndiaye@pasteur.sn, elhadjimalick.ngom@pasteur.sn, gueyeassya@gmail.com, and seckafatoumata@gmail.com. Cheikh Tidiane Diagne, MIVEGEC, IRD, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France, E-mail: c.diagne@icloud.com. Ibrahima Dia, Diawo Diallo, and Mawlouth Diallo, Pôle de Zoologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal, E-mails: ibrahima.dia@pasteur.sn, diawo.diallo@pasteur.sn, and mawlouth.diallo@pasteur.sn.

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© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2022
Received:
06 May 2021
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Accepted:
28 Dec 2021
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Published Online:
28 Mar 2022
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
Online ISSN:
1476-1645
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