Relationship between malaria vector survival, infectivity, and insecticide-treated net use in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Significant effort and resources have been invested to control malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, but it remains a major public health problem. For the parasite to be transmitted, the female Anopheles vector must survive 10-14 days following an infective bite to allow Plasmodium gametocytes to develop into infectious sporozoites. The goal of this study was to assess factors associated with wild-caught Anopheles survival and infection following host-seeking and indoor resting.

Methods

The study was conducted between January 2020 to March 2022 in a longitudinal cohort of 75 households in 5 villages including a total of 755 household members in Bungoma County, Kenya. Monthly adult mosquito collection was conducted by attenuated aspiration in all enrolled hou

SUBMITTER: Abel L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558830 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature