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Serendipitous detection of invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Kisumu, Kenya in June 2022

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By Bryson Alberto Ndenga, Kevin Owuor, Sammy Wambua, Brian Bartilol, Marta Maia, Joseph M. Mwangangi, Carren Moraa Bosire, Christabel Achieng Winter, Francis Maluki Mutuku, Roz Taylor, Donal Bisanzio, Angelle Desiree LaBeaud, Keli Nicole Gerken, Rodney Omukuti, Salome Chemutai, Daniel Arabu, Irene Miringu, Kavinya Mwendwa, Martin Kibet Rono
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Abstract Anopheles stephensi is an invasive malaria vector that has been rapidly spreading within Africa since it was first identified in Djibouti in 2012. As of 2025, it has been identified in eight other countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, Somaliland, Eritrea, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Niger. We collected mosquitoes from an urban slaughterhouse in Kisumu City in western Kenya in mid-2022 for bloodmeal analyses.
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