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Malaria Journal
The bionomics of the malaria vector Anopheles farauti in Northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands: issues for successful vector control
Research
Robert D Cooper1  Tanya L Russell2  Cheng-Chen Chen3  Jeffery L Hii4  Hugo Bugoro5  Charles Butafa5  Charlie Iro’ofa5  Allen Apairamo5 
[1] Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, 4052, Enoggera, Australia;Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences, Queensland Tropical Health Alliance, James Cook University, 4870, Cairns, Australia;Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, No 155, Sec 2, Li-Nong Street, 112, Taipei, Taiwan;Malaria, Other Vector-Borne and Parasitic Diseases, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, World Health Organization, San Lazaro Hospital Compound, Manila, Philippines;National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Honiara, Solomon Islands;
关键词: Solomon Islands;    Parity;    Endophagy;    Biting profile;    Anopheles farauti;   
DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2875-13-56
 received in 2013-12-09, accepted in 2014-02-06,  发布年份 2014
来源: Springer
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【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe north coast of Guadalcanal has some of the most intense malaria transmission in the Solomon Islands. And, there is a push for intensified vector control in Guadalcanal, to improve the livelihood of residents and to minimize the number of cases, which are regularly exported to the rest of the country. Therefore, the bionomics of the target vector, Anopheles farauti, was profiled in 2007–08; which was after 20 years of limited surveillance during which time treated bed nets (ITNs) were distributed in the area.MethodsIn three villages on northern Guadalcanal, blood-seeking female mosquitoes were caught using hourly human landing catches by four collectors, two working indoors and two outdoors, from 18.00-06.00 for at least two nights per month from July 2007 to June 2008. The mosquitoes were counted, identified using morphological and molecular markers and dissected to determine parity.ResultsSeasonality in vector densities was similar in the three villages, with a peak at the end of the drier months (October to December) and a trough at the end of the wetter months (March to May). There was some variability in endophagy (indoor biting) and nocturnal biting (activity during sleeping hours) both spatially and temporally across the longitudinal dataset. The general biting pattern was consistent throughout all sample collections, with the majority of biting occurring outdoors (64%) and outside of sleeping hours (65%). Peak biting was 19.00-20.00. The proportion parous across each village ranged between 0.54-0.58. Parity showed little seasonal trend despite fluctuations in vector densities over the year.ConclusionThe early, outdoor biting behaviour of An. farauti documented 20 years previously on north Guadalcanal was still exhibited. It is possible that bed net use may have maintained this biting profile though this could not be determined unequivocally. The longevity of these populations has not changed despite long-term ITN use. This early, outdoor biting behaviour led to the failure of the eradication programme and is likely responsible for the continued transmission in Guadalcanal following the introduction of ITNs. Other vector control strategies which do not rely on the vector entering houses are needed if elimination or intensified control is to be achieved.

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© Bugoro et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014

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