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Species of the Rain Forest Belt of the Littoral Region of Cameroon: Their Incrimination in the Transmission of .

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

Authors: Rene Ebai, Chi Anizette Kien, Fanny Fri Fombad, Frederick Esofi, Emmanuel Ouam, Anna Ning Ntuh, Glory Ngongeh Amambo, Victor Narcisse Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Valerine Chawa Chunda, Franck Nietcho, Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Jerome Fru Cho, Mathias Eyong Esum, Peter Ivo Enyong, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

Biting midges belonging to the genus are tiny stout-shaped hematophagous insects and are thought to transmit the filarial nematode . Little is known about the fauna in the rain forest belt of the Littoral Region of Cameroon. This study was designed to investigate the diversity, abundance and distribution of spp. and their role as the purported vector(s) of . Overnight light trap collections and human landing catches (HLCs) revealed eight species of with being the most abundant species followed by . Four anthropophilic species (, , and ) were determined by the HLCs with a higher abundance in the 4-6 p.m. collections. The drop trap technique and Mp419 LAMP assay confirmed to be the most efficient vector in enabling the development of the microfilarial stage to the infective larval form of . The LAMP assay also revealed that natural transmission of this nematode is fostered by and in the wild. In conclusion, was shown to be the main vector of in the rain forest belt of the Littoral Region of Cameroon.

PMID: 38392884

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