Mosquito records from the Republic of Niger, with reference to the construction of the new 'Trans-Sahara Highway'.
Construction of a new, fully-tarred 'Trans-Sahara Highway' from the coast of Algeria to Nigeria is well advanced. Information on the distribution of anopheline and culicine mosquitoes collected in Niger during a survey in August and September, 1979 is presented and discussed. Particular reference is made to the dangers of West African malaria vectors being transported north along the Highway as traffic increases. The vector species, Anopheles arabiensis, was found as far north as Agadez (17 degrees N).
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D003465:Culex; D003889:Desert Climate; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission; D009548:Niger; D014195:Travel