Monitoring mosquito nuisance for the development of a citizen science approach for malaria vector surveillance in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many countries, including Rwanda, have mosquito monitoring programmes in place to support decision making in the fight against malaria. However, these programmes can be costly, and require technical (entomological) expertise. Involving citizens in data collection can greatly support such activities, but this has not yet been thoroughly investigated in a rural African context.

Methods

Prior to the implementation of such a citizen-science approach, a household entomological survey was conducted in October-November 2017 and repeated one year later in Busoro and Ruhuha sectors, in southern and eastern province of Rwanda, respectively. The goal was to evaluate the perception of mosquito nuisance reported by citizens as a potential indicator for malaria vector hotspots.

SUBMITTER: Murindahabi MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7798336 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature