Table 6.
Anopheles spp. identified at 12 surveillance sites during the ‘cool’ dry season in 2011 and rainy season in 2013
| Sites | Anopheles species (n/N) (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2013 | |
| Sahelian zone | ||
| Keurmassen | 0 |
An. gambiae s.l. 9/23 (39) An. rufipes 14/23 (61) |
| Boghé |
An. gambiae s.l. 124/201 (62) An. rufipes 57/201 (28) An. domicola 20/201 (10) |
An. gambiae s.l. 13/50 (26) An. rufipes 32/50 (64) An. zemanni 5/50 (10) |
| Gouraye |
An. gambiae s.l. 132/192 (69) An. rufipes 54/192 (28) An. domicola 6/192 (3) |
An. rufipes 35/46 (76) An. pharoensis 11/46 (24) |
| Ghabou | An. gambiae s.l. 37/37 (100) |
An. gambiae s.l. 27/72 (38) An. rufipes 39/72 (54) An. pharoensis 6/72 (8) |
| Sahelo-Saharan zone | ||
| Kobeni | 0 |
An. gambiae s.s. 43/106 (41) An. arabiensis 38/106 (36) An. pharoensis 25/106 (24) |
| Kankossa |
An. gambiae s.l. 8/9 (89) An. rufipes 1/9 (11) |
An. gambiae s.l. 44/97 (45) An. pharoensis 53/97 (55) |
| Tamcheket | An. gambiae s.l. 3/3 (100) |
An. gambiae s.s. 6/23 (26) An. arabiensis 11/23 (48) An. rufipes 6/23 (26) |
| Nbeika | 0 |
An. gambiae s.s. 27/33 (82) An. arabiensis 4/33 (12) An. pharoensis 2/33 (6) |
| Saharan zone | ||
| Teyarett, Nouakchott |
An. gambiae s.l. 19/22 (86) An. pharoensis 3/22 (14) |
An. gambiae s.s. 16/58 (28) An. arabiensis 23/58 (40) An. pharoensis 19/58 (33) |
| Darnaim, Nouakchott | An. gambiae s.l. 9/9 (100) |
An. arabiensis 9/22 (41) An. pharoensis 13/22 (59) |
| Akjoujt | 0 | 0 |
| Aoujeft | 0 |
An. pharoensis 1/2, (50) An. rhodesiensis 1/2 (50) |
The collection period during the ‘cool’ dry season corresponds to the period from the last week of November to the third week of December in 2011. The collection period during the rainy season was in October 2013. During the ‘hot’ dry season in June 2012, only nine Anopheles mosquitoes (eight An. gambiae s.l. and 1 An. pharoensis) were captured in Teyarett district, Nouakchott. There was no Anopheles mosquito from the other 11 surveillance sites
n number of Anopheles species, N total number of Anopheles mosquitoes captured in the study sites