Malaria vector bionomics and transmission in irrigated and non-irrigated sites in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Irrigation not only helps to improve food security but also creates numerous water bodies for mosquito production. This study assessed the effect of irrigation on malaria vector bionomics and transmission in a semi-arid site with ongoing malaria vector control program. The effectiveness of CDC light traps in the surveillance of malaria vectors was also evaluated relative to the human landing catches (HLCs) method. Adult mosquitoes were sampled in two study sites representing irrigated and non-irrigated agroecosystems in western Kenya using a variety of trapping methods. The mosquito samples were identified to species and assayed for host blood meal source and Plasmodium spp. sporozoite infection using polymerase chain reaction. Anopheles arabiensis was the dominant malaria vector in the tw

SUBMITTER: Ondeto BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9653358 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature