Time series analysis of survival and oviposition cycle duration of Anopheles funestus (Giles) in Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survival and gonotrophic cycle duration are important determinants of the vectorial capacity of malaria vectors but there are a limited number of approaches to estimate these quantities from field data. Time-series of observations of mosquitoes at different stages in the life-cycle are under-used.

Methods

Anopheles funestus mosquitoes were caught using various methods over a 7.6-year period in Furvela, Mozambique. Survival and oviposition cycle duration were estimated using (i) an existing time-series approach for analysing dissections of mosquitoes caught in light-traps, extended to allow for variability in the duration of the cycle; (ii) an established approach for estimating cycle duration from resting collection data; (iii) a novel time-series approach

SUBMITTER: Charlwood JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234278 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature