Abundance of water bodies is critical to guide mosquito larval control interventions and predict risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

William Pan¹  Keith Spangler³  Beth Feingold¹  Benjamin Zaitchik³  Denis Valle² 

[1]Nicholas School of the Environment and the Duke Global Health Initiative, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA

[2]University Program in Ecology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA

[3]Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA

关键词: Anopheles;    Distribution of water bodies;    Disease risk mapping;    Malaria;    Larval control;    Mosquito breeding habitat;   

Others  :  1227002
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-6-179

 received in 2013-05-28, accepted in 2013-06-11,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Characterization of mosquito breeding habitats is often accomplished with the goal of guiding larval control interventions as well as the goal of identifying areas with higher disease risk. This characterization often relies on statistical measures of association (e.g., regression coefficients) between covariates and presence/absence or abundance of larva. Here we contend that these measures of association are not enough; researchers should also study the spatial and temporal distribution of water bodies. We provide recommendations on how current methodology may be improved to adequately take into account the distribution of water bodies.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Valle et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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