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Sampling Adult Populations of Anopheles Mosquitoes

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Malaria Control and Elimination

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For the control and elimination of malaria, information on the local vector dynamics is essential. This information provides guidance on appropriate and timely deployment of vector control tools and their subsequent success. The data on the dynamics of local mosquito populations can be collected using many different Anopheles sampling methods. Dependent on the objectives, resources, time, and local environment, different traps and methods can be chosen. This chapter describes the sampling of adult populations, focusing on the important preparatory stages and some of the widely used sampling methods. The trapping methods discussed in this chapter are the human landing catch, human-baited net trap, animal landing catch, animal-baited net trap, CDC miniature light trap, Biogents Suna trap, peripheral net collection, pyrethrum collection, exit/entry trap, and resting shelter. For optimal deployment in the field, a step-by-step description of the sampling methods is given.

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This work was supported by the Yersin project, funded by the Michelin Corporate Foundation. AH was supported by a grant from the Innovative Vector Control Consortium.

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  1. Medical Entomology and Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Laos, Vientiane, Laos

    Julie-Anne A. Tangena & Paul T. Brey

  2. Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands

    Alexandra Hiscox

  3. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya

    Alexandra Hiscox

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Tangena, JA.A., Hiscox, A., Brey, P.T. (2019). Sampling Adult Populations of Anopheles Mosquitoes. In: Ariey, F., Gay, F., Ménard, R. (eds) Malaria Control and Elimination. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2013. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9550-9_17

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