Impact of sustained use of insecticide-treated bednets on malaria vector species distribution and culicine mosquitoes

Lindblade, K. A., Gimnig, J. E., Kamau, L., Hawley, W. A., Odhiambo, F., Olang, G., terKuile, Feiko ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3663-5617, Vulule, J. M. and Slutsker, L. (2006) 'Impact of sustained use of insecticide-treated bednets on malaria vector species distribution and culicine mosquitoes'. Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol 43, Issue 2, pp. 428-432.

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Abstract

Insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) significantly reduce malaria vector populations. Susceptibility to ITNs differs by vector species, and culicine mosquitoes have not been shown to be significantly affected by the use of ITNs. We examined the impact of 2-4 yr of ITN use on malaria vector species distribution and culicine mosquitoes. Routine entomological surveillance was conducted in adjacent areas with and without ITNs from November 1999 to January 2002. Use of ITNs reduced the proportion of Anopheles gambiae Giles relative to Anopheles arabiensis Giles. The number of culicines per house was significantly lower in the ITN area than in the neighboring area. Changes in the An. gambiae sibling species distribution may help to explain apparent mosquito behavioral changes attributed to ITNs. Reductions in culicines by ITNs may have implications for community perceptions of ITN effectiveness and for control of other diseases such as lymphatic filariasis.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	africa insecticide-treated bednets malaria western kenya bed nets anopheles-gambiae culex-quinquefasciatus impregnated bednets feeding-behavior child-mortality transmission area filariasis
Subjects:	QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 510 Mosquitoes QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 515 Anopheles QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 650 Insect vectors WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 108 Preventive health services. Preventive medicine. Travel Medicine. WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 110 Prevention and control of communicable diseases. Transmission of infectious diseases WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 240 Disinfection. Disinfestation. Pesticides (including diseases caused by) WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 750 Malaria
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/43.2.428
Depositing User:	Sarah Lewis-Newton
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2011 11:13
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2021 11:55
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/1537

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