?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Survivorship+Of+Anopheles+gambiae+In+Relation+To+Malaria+Transmission+In+Ilorin%2C+Nigeria&rft.creator=Olayemi%2C+Israel+Kayode&rft.creator=Ande%2C+Adeolu+Taiwo&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=For+the+first+time+in+Africa%2C+an+entomological+study+went+beyond+the+conventional+practice+of+determining+parity+and+survival+rates+of+field-collected+adult+anopheline+mosquitoes+but+also+related+these+variables+to+duration+of+Plasmodium+sporogony+and+estimated+the+expectation+of+infective+life.+Blood-seeking+female+mosquitoes+were+collected+in+Ilorin%2C+Nigeria%2C+from+January+2005+to+December+2006%2C+and+dissected+for+ovarian+tracheations+following+WHO+recommended+techniques.+The+results+indicated+an+annual+mean+parous+rate+of+70.92%25%2C+and+significantly+higher+parous+rates+in+the+rainy+than+dry+season%2C+which+also+had+very+low+densities.+Mean+probability+of+daily+survival+of+the+mosquitoes+was+0.80%2C+with+annual+mean+life+expectancy+of+12.24+days.+The+probability+of+surviving+the+sporogonic+cycle+was+low+(%3C+0.4)+but+the+expectation+of+infective+life+was+long%2C+especially+in+the+rainy+season+(mean+%3D+8.31+days).+The+epidemiological+implications+of+these+results+were+discussed.+The+An.+gambiae+population+in+Ilorin+is+dominated+by+older+mosquitoes+with+high+survival+rates+thus%2C+suggesting+a+high+vector+potential+for+the+species+in+the+area.+These+information+on+the+survival+rates+of+An.+gambiae+in+relation+to+malaria+transmission+would+enhance+the+development+of+a+more+focused+and+informed+vector+control+interventions.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2008-11-24&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6300%2F1%2F2008-3-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Olayemi%2C+Israel+Kayode+and+Ande%2C+Adeolu+Taiwo++(2008)+Survivorship+Of+Anopheles+gambiae+In+Relation+To+Malaria+Transmission+In+Ilorin%2C+Nigeria.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6300%2F