Evaluation of mosquito electrocuting traps as a safe alternative to the human landing catch for measuring human exposure to malaria vectors in Burkina Faso

• Published in: Malaria journal Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 386 - 17
• Main Authors: Sanou, Antoine, Moussa Guelbéogo, W., Nelli, Luca, Hyacinth Toé, K., Zongo, Soumanaba, Ouédraogo, Pierre, Cissé, Fatoumata, Mirzai, Nosrat, Matthiopoulos, Jason, Sagnon, N’falé, Ferguson, Heather M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.12.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: An. gambiae; Analysis; Animals; Anopheles; Aquatic insects; Bites; Bites (Injuries); Biting; Burkina Faso; Collections; Culicidae; Exposure; Female; Health aspects; Health risks; Host-seeking behaviour; Households; Housing; Human diseases; Human landing trap; Insect bites; Intelligence gathering; Longitudinal Studies; Malaria; Measurement; Methods; Mosquito Control - instrumentation; Mosquito electrocuting trap; Mosquito Vectors; Mosquitoes; Outdoor biting; Outdoors; Pathogens; Performance evaluation; Polyvinyl chloride; Population biology; Population dynamics; Prototypes; Residential areas; Sampling; Species composition; Towns; Vector-borne diseases; Vectors; Burkina Faso; Tanzania; Africa; Mosquito electrocuting trap; An. gambiae; Outdoor biting; Malaria; Host-seeking behaviour; Human landing trap

Measuring human exposure to mosquito bites is a crucial component of vector-borne disease surveillance. For malaria vectors, the human landing catch (HLC) remains the gold standard for direct estimation of exposure. This method, however, is controversial since participants risk exposure to potential...