Can Mosquito Magnet® substitute for human-landing catches to sample anopheline populations?
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 107(4): 546-549, June 2012. mapas, tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The efficiency of the Mosquito Magnet Liberty PlusTM (MMLP) trap was evaluated in comparison to human-landing catches (HLCs) to sample anopheline populations in Jabillal, state of Bolivar, southern Venezuela. The village comprised 37 houses and a population of 101; malaria in this village is primarily due to Plasmodium vivax and the Annual Parasite Index is 316.8 per 1,000 population. A longitudinal study was conducted between June 2008-January 2009 for three nights per month every two months between 1730 pm-2130 pm, a time when biting mosquitoes are most active. Anopheles darlingi and Anopheles nuneztovari were the most common species collected by both methods, whereas Anopheles marajoara was more abundant according to the HLC method. The MMLP trap was more efficient for collecting An. nuneztovari [63%, confidence interval (CI) 2.53] than for collecting An. darlingi (31%, CI 1.57). There were significant correlations (p < 0.01) between the two methods for An. darlingi [Pearson correlation (R²) = 0.65] and An. nuneztovari (R² = 0.48). These preliminary results are encouraging for further investigations of the use of the MMLP trap for monitoring anopheline populations in remote malaria-endemic areas in the Amazon Basin.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
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SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Malaria
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Malaria
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Mosquito Control
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Insect Vectors
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Anopheles
Type of study:
Evaluation study
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Observational study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Venezuela
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Venezuela
Institution/Affiliation country:
Asociación Venezolana para la Conservación de Áreas Naturales/VE
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Centro de Investigaciones de Campo Dr. Francesco Vitanza/VE
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Instituto de Salud Pública del estado Bolívar/VE
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Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud/VE