The impact of insecticide resistance and exposure on Plasmodium infection level and prevalence in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

This project, funded by the Wellcome Trust (England), investigates how insecticide resistance and repeated exposure to insecticides influence both the infection level and prevalence of Plasmodium in Anopheles gambiae, one of the major malaria vectors in Africa. Led by Dr. Djogbénou S. Luc as the Principal Investigator, the project ran from 2016 to 2021 and combined field studies, laboratory analyses, and genetic approaches to better understand resistance mechanisms and their impact on malaria transmission.