Comparative evaluation of the Ifakara tent trap-B, the standardized resting boxes and the human landing catch for sampling malaria vectors and other mosquitoes in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-197

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Volume 8

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Comparative evaluation of the Ifakara tent trap-B, the standardized resting boxes and the human landing catch for sampling malaria vectors and other mosquitoes in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Maggy Sikulu¹ , Nicodem J Govella²^,3 , Sheila B Ogoma¹ , John Mpangile²^,4 , Said H Kambi²^,4 , Khadija Kannady⁴ , Prosper C Chaki²^,3 , Wolfgang R Mukabana¹ and Gerry F Killeen²^,3^,5

¹Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197-00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya

²Ifakara Health Institute, Coordination Office, PO Box 78373, Kiko Avenue, Mikocheni A, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

³Durham University, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK

⁴Dar es Salaam City Council, Ministry of Regional Administration and Local Government, United Republic of Tanzania

⁵Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Vector Group, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK

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Malaria Journal 2009, 8:197doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-197


Published:	12 August 2009

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Summary of the totals, means and relative sensitivity of An. gambiae s.l. and Cx. species caught by the ITT-B, HLC and SRB. Summary of An. gambiae s.l. and Cx. species catches by the three traps.

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Results from this study compared to other studies evaluating correlation between the HLC catches and alternative traps for female An. gambiae s.l. The data compares correlation between the catches of An. gambiae s.l. caught by the HLC and the alternative traps in this study and previous efficacy studies.

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Regression analysis using generalized estimating equations (GEE) to determine density dependence relative sampling efficiency of the ITT-B and the SRB for An. gambiae s.l. and the Cx. species. Statistical analysis to indicate the sampling efficiency of the ITT-B and the HLC in terms of the vector density.

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Abdominal condition scored by the three traps for An. gambiae s.l. and Cx. species and the influence of each trap on the fed mosquitoes determined by binary logistic regression. The data represent statistical analysis of the abdominal status of the three traps.

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Species composition of An. gambiae complex for the ITT-B, HLC and SRB and the influence of each trap upon the proportion of An. gambiae s.s. sampled, as determined by binary logistic regression. The data presented is a summary of statistical analysis of the species composition of the three traps as determined by PCR.

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Comparative evaluation of cost effectiveness of the ITT-B and the HLC for weekly sampling and sampling a single An. gambiae s.l. and Cx. species. A summary of the cost of using the ITT-B and the HLC for sampling An. gambiae s.l. and Cx. species.

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