Estimating the annual entomological inoculation rate for Plasmodium falciparum transmitted by Anopheles gambiae s.l. using three sampling methods in three sites in Uganda

• Published in: Malaria journal Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 111
• Main Authors: Kilama, Maxwell, Smith, David L, Hutchinson, Robert, Kigozi, Ruth, Yeka, Adoke, Lavoy, Geoff, Kamya, Moses R, Staedke, Sarah G, Donnelly, Martin J, Drakeley, Chris, Greenhouse, Bryan, Dorsey, Grant, Lindsay, Steve W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 21.03.2014; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Animals; Anopheles - parasitology; Anopheles gambiae; Aquatic insects; Bites and stings; Care and treatment; Development and progression; Disease transmission; Entomology - methods; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Insect Vectors - parasitology; Malaria; Malaria, Falciparum - transmission; Methodology; Methods; Mosquitoes; Parasitology - methods; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium falciparum - growth & development; Plasmodium falciparum - physiology; Prognosis; Residential areas; Risk factors; Rural areas; Sampling methods; Seasonal distribution; Seasons; Sporozoites - growth & development; Sporozoites - physiology; Uganda; Urban areas; Vector-borne diseases; Uganda

The Plasmodium falciparum entomological inoculation rate (PfEIR) is a measure of exposure to infectious mosquitoes. It is usually interpreted as the number of P. falciparum infective bites received by an individual during a season or annually (aPfEIR). In an area of perennial transmission, the accur...