A High Proportion of Malaria Vector Biting and Resting Indoors despite Extensive LLIN Coverage in Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT: Malaria is still a leading cause mortality in Côte d'Ivoire despite extensive LLINs coverage. We present the results of an entomological survey conducted in a coastal and in an inland village with the aim to estimate Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) female's abundance indoor/outdoor and Plasmodium falciparum infection rate and analyze the occurrence of blood-feeding in relation to LLINs use. Pyrethrum spray (PSC) and window exit traps (WT) collections were carried out to target endophagic/endophilic and endophagic/exophilic females, respectively. Data on LLINs use in sampled houses were collected. (1) high levels of malaria transmission despite LLINs coverage >70% (~1 An. gambiae s.l. predicted mean/person/night and ~5% Plasmodium falciparum infection rate);

SUBMITTER: Tondossama N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10532360 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature