Eave tubes for malaria control in Africa: prototyping and evaluation against Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis under semi-field conditions in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whilst significant progress has been made in the fight against malaria, vector control continues to rely on just two insecticidal methods, i.e., indoor residual spraying and insecticidal bed nets. House improvement shows great potential to complement these methods and may further reduce indoor mosquito biting and disease transmission. Open eaves serve as important mosquito house entry points and provide a suitable location for intercepting host-seeking anophelines. This study describes semi-field experiments in western Kenya with eave tubes, a household protection product that leverages the natural behaviour of host-seeking malaria mosquitoes.

Methods

Semi-field experiments were conducted in two screen-houses. In both of these a typical western Kenyan house, with

SUBMITTER: Snetselaar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5545004 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature