A better understanding of @entity311 transmission dynamics is an essential element in the development of any targeted vector control strategy. The objective of this study was to better understand @entity311 transmission dynamics along the @entity3456 River in Sudan savanna zone of Mali. Trough cross-sectional surveys, Anopheline larvae were collected by WHO standard dipping technique, and vector adults by @entity1 Landing and pyrethrum spray catches methods. The vector population was composed of An. gambiae s.l. (> 99%) and An. funestus (< 1%). An. gambiae s.l. was composed of 96% and 98% of An. gambiae s.s. respectively in K  ni  roba and Fourda. An. gambiae s.s. was in majority composed of its molecular form M in both locations. The density of An. gambiae s.l was higher in the dry season in the immediate vicinity of the river (fishing hamlet Fourda) compared to farther inland K  ni  roba. The average infection rate of An. gambiae s.l. was 3.63% and 4.06% in K  ni  roba and Fourda respectively. The average entomological inoculation rate (EIR) during the study period was almost similar in K  ni  roba (0.70 infective bites/ @entity1 /month) and Fourda (0.69 infective bites/ @entity1 /month). The means EIRs over each of the rainy season 2006 and 2007 were always higher than the one of the dry season 2007 in both localities, with much smaller amplitude in Fourda than in K  ni  roba. However, the level of the transmission was 2.31 (0.37/0.16) times higher in Fourda than in K  ni  roba during the dry season.We conclude that in Sudan savanna zone of Mali, @entity311 transmission along the river is continuous throughout the year, but it is more intense in the immediate vicinity of the river during the dry season than during the rainy season in opposition to more distant localities to the river and vector control should not be focused only on the rainy in such setting.

[Vectorial transmission of XXXX in a village along the @entity3456 River and its fishing hamlet (K  ni  roba and Fourda, Mali).]

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Human', 'person'] @entity311 :: ('MESH:D008288', 'Disease') :: ['malaria'] @entity3456 :: ('4230', 'Species') :: ['Niger']
@entity311 :: (MESH:D008288,Disease) :: ['malaria']
