The study was conducted during the peak malaria season (September to December) in 2017 in Thiès (Senegal; 14° 47′ 26″ north, 16° 55′ 29″ west), an area belonging to the Sahelian facies defined by a short malaria seasonal transmission (< 4 months). In this region, the entomological inoculation rate (EIR) is low, estimated to be < 5 [29 (link)], and malaria is mainly transmitted by Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae mosquito vectors.
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