1,847
Views
6
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Short Communication

Biological larviciding against malaria vector mosquitoes with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) – Long term observations and assessment of repeatability during an additional intervention year of a large-scale field trial in rural Burkina Faso

, ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon, , ORCID Icon, , ORCID Icon, & show all
Article: 1829828 | Received 01 Jul 2020, Accepted 25 Sep 2020, Published online: 08 Oct 2020

References

  • WHO | World malaria report. WHO; 2018 [cited 2019 Mar 19]. Available from: http://www.who.int/malaria/publications/world-malaria-report-2018/en/
  • Strode C, Donegan S, Garner P, et al. The impact of pyrethroid resistance on the efficacy of insecticide-Treated bed nets against African Anopheline mosquitoes: systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Med. 2014;11:e1001619.
  • Namountougou M, Simard F, Baldet T, et al. Multiple insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. populations from Burkina Faso, West Africa. PloS One. 2012;7:e48412.
  • Moiroux N, Gomez MB, Pennetier C, et al. Changes in Anopheles funestus biting behavior following universal coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Benin. J Infect Dis. 2012;jis565:1622–1629.
  • Dambach P, Schleicher M, Korir P, et al. Nightly biting cycles of Anopheles species in rural Northwestern Burkina Faso. J Med Entomol. 2018;55:1027–5.
  • Killeen GF, Govella NJ, Lwetoijera DW, et al. Most outdoor malaria transmission by behaviourally-resistant Anopheles arabiensis is mediated by mosquitoes that have previously been inside houses. Malar J. 2016;15. DOI:10.1186/s12936-016-1280-z
  • Thomsen EK, Koimbu G, Pulford J, et al. Mosquito behavior change after distribution of bednets results in decreased protection against malaria exposure. J Infect Dis. 2017;215:790–797.
  • Tusting LS, Thwing J, Sinclair D, et al. Mosquito larval source management for controlling malaria. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;8:CD008923.
  • Dambach P, Louis VR, Kaiser A, et al. Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis against malaria mosquitoes in northwestern Burkina Faso. Parasit Vectors. 2014;7:371.
  • Fillinger U, Knols BGJ, Becker N. Efficacy and efficiency of new Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus formulations against Afrotropical anophelines in Western Kenya. Trop Med Int Health. 2003;8:37–47.
  • Dambach P, Baernighausen T, Traoré I, et al. Reduction of malaria vector mosquitoes in a large-scale intervention trial in rural Burkina Faso using Bti based larval source management. Malar J. 2019;18:311.
  • Dambach P, Traoré I, Becker N, et al. EMIRA: ecologic malaria reduction for Africa – innovative tools for integrated malaria control. Glob Health Action. 2014;7:25908.
  • Fillinger U, Ndenga B, Githeko A, et al. Integrated malaria vector control with microbial larvicides and insecticide-treated nets in western Kenya: a controlled trial. BullWorld Health Organ. 2009;87:655–665. oissonregression estimating the number of female Anopheles mosquito counts per trap per night with random effect for village level.