Impact of cattle on the abundance of indoor and outdoor resting malaria vectors in southern Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the blood feeding preferences and resting habits of malaria vectors is important for assessing and designing effective malaria vector control tools. The presence of livestock, such as cattle, which are used as blood meal hosts by some malaria vectors, may impact malaria parasite transmission dynamics. The presence of livestock may provide sufficient blood meals for the vectors, thereby reducing the frequency of vectors biting humans. Alternatively, the presence of cattle may enhance the availability of blood meals such that infectious mosquitoes may survive longer, thereby increasing the risk of malaria transmission. This study assessed the effect of household-level cattle presence and distribution on the abundance of indoor and outdoor resting malaria vect

SUBMITTER: Mburu MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390081 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature