Light traps fail to estimate reliable malaria mosquito biting rates on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The human biting rate (HBR), an important parameter for assessing malaria transmission and evaluating vector control interventions, is commonly estimated by human landing collections (HLC). Although intense efforts have been made to find alternative non-exposure mosquito collection methods, HLC remains the standard for providing reliable and consistent HBRs. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between human landing and light trap collections (LTC), in an attempt to estimate operationally feasible conversion factors between the two. The study was conducted as part of the operational research component of the Bioko Island Malaria Control Project (BIMCP), Equatorial Guinea.

Methods

Malaria mosquitoes were collected indoors and outdoors by HLCs and LT

SUBMITTER: Overgaard HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3384454 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature