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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Field responses of anopheles gambiae complex (diptera: Culicidae) in liberia using yeast-generated carbon dioxide and synthetic lure-baited light traps
Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 50, No. 4, Year 2013
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Description
Malaria infection is a serious public health problem throughout Liberia, but vector surveillance is limited or nonexistent in remote regions of the country. To better understand the spatial and temporal distribution of malaria vectors in Liberia and to support vector and malaria activities of the Liberian Ministry of Health, a study was conducted to determine the efficacy of light traps baited with a synthetic lure and CO2 for capturing Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (Giles). Traps with a ultraviolet, light-emitting diode, and incandescent lights baited with a synthetic skin lure and CO2 combinations were evaluated at four field sites in three counties of Liberia for five consecutive nights every 8 wk during 2011. In total, 4,788 mosquitoes representing 56 species from nine genera were collected throughout the 30-wk study; An. gambiae s. l. comprised 32% and of the148 An. gambiae s. s. collected, 85% were of the S form. A greater percentage of An. gambiae s. l. were collected in ultraviolet traps baited with a synthetic lure and CO2 compared with any other trap configuration. The influence of trap configuration on conclusions from surveillance efforts, specifically with regards to An. gambiae is discussed. © 2013 Entomological Society of America.
Authors & Co-Authors
Obenauer, Peter J.
United States, Jacksonville
Navy Entomology Center of Excellence
Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud Saleh
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Stoops, C. A.
United States, Washington, D.c.
United States Department of Agriculture
Villinski, Jeffrey T.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Tageldin, R.
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Fahmy, Nermeen Talaat
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Diclaro, Joseph William
Egypt, Cairo
U.s. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Egypt
Bolay, Fatorma K.
Liberia, Margibi-county-monrovia
Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research
Statistics
Citations: 27
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1603/ME12174
ISSN:
00222585
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Liberia