Strengthening adult mosquito surveillance in Africa for disease control: Learning from the present

Coulibaly, Zanakoungo I., Gowelo, Steve, Traore, Issouf, Mbewe, Rex B., Ngulube, Willy, Olanga, Evelyn A., DePina, Adilson José, Sanou, Antoine, Coleman, Sylvester and Tangena, Julie-Anne (2023) 'Strengthening adult mosquito surveillance in Africa for disease control: Learning from the present'. Current Opinion in Insect Science, Vol 60, e101110.

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Abstract

Mosquito surveillance is essential to successfully control and eliminate mosquito-borne diseases. Yet, it is often done by numerous organizations with little collaboration, incomplete understanding of existing gaps, and limited long-term vision. There is a clear disconnect between entomological and epidemiological indices, with entomological data informing control efforts inadequately. Here we discuss current mosquito surveillance practises across the heterogenous disease landscape in Africa. We advocate for the development of mosquito surveillance strategic plans to increase the impact and functionality of mosquito surveillance. We urge for a proactive approach to set up centralized mosquito data systems under custodian of national governments, focus on epidemiologically relevant mosquito data and increase robustness of mosquito surveillance using a more spatially explicit sampling design.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 510 Mosquitoes
Faculty: Department:	Biological Sciences > Vector Biology Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2023.101110
SWORD Depositor:	JISC Pubrouter
Depositing User:	JISC Pubrouter
Date Deposited:	12 Sep 2023 12:01
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2023 10:33
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/23096

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