Evidences of the Low Implication of Mosquitoes in the Transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the Causative Agent of Buruli Ulcer
Table 2
Distribution of MU targets in field-caught adult mosquitoes.
Study sites
Pools of 10 adult mosquitoes analyzed
IS2404-qPCR
KR-qPCR
IS2606-qPCR
MU distribution
Positive
(%)
Positive
(%)
Positive
(%)
BU endemic villages
Agbahounsou
66
8
12.12
1
12.5
0
—
Absent
Agongbo
176
12
6.82
0
—
0
—
Absent
Agodenou
59
6
10.17
0
—
0
—
Absent
Total
301
26
8.63
1
12.5
0
—
Absent
BU nonendemic village
Tanongou
103
10
9.7
0
—
0
—
Absent
P: percentage of targets distribution. No statistical difference was found in the distribution of IS2404 target between the endemic and nonendemic localities ().