Presence of species within the Anopheles gambiae complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Anopheles gambiae s.l. is the primary vector of malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo, however, there is little data on the species from this complex present in the country.



This paper presents the species collected (as determined by PCR) between 2004 and 2011 in 16 locations across the country.



The two species from the An. gambiae complex that were detected were An. coluzzii and An. gambiae s.s. An. gambiae s.s. was predominant in eastern DRC, whereas An. coluzzii was the main species found in several locations in Bandundu. The species were also found in sympatry in several locations (Kinshasa, Kisangani, Lodja). These results provide a basis for future work, which is needed to accurately describe the distribution of the An. gambiae complex species in DRC.
Services de Parasitologie et d'Entomologie, Département de Médecine Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo tbobanga@gmail.com.
Thierry
T
Bobanga
Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo.
Solange E
SE
Umesumbu
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, PO Box 1192, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo.
Alain S
AS
Mandoko
Département de Pédiatrie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo.
Célestin N
CN
Nsibu
Entomology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
Ellen B
EB
Dotson
Entomology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
Ray F
RF
Beach
Entomology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
Seth R
SR
Irish
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification*; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission*; D009032:Mosquito Control; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity
Anopheles coluzzii; Anopheles gambiae; Democratic Republic of the Congo