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Impacto de aislar contra mosquitos los refugios nocturnos utilizados por desplazados en Kitgum, Uganda del Norte
Author(s) -
Medlock Jolyon M.,
Aryemo Margaret,
Bean Jane
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01803.x
Subject(s) - biting , eaves , significant difference , geography , netting , toxicology , veterinary medicine , biology , medicine , ecology , archaeology , roof , political science , law
Summary Objective To test the impact of long‐lasting insecticide‐treated netting, fitted to cover the eaves and ceilings of refugee shelters, on the incidence of nighttime mosquito biting. Method Entomological surveys in night‐dwelling shelters at three camps for internally displaced persons in Kitgum, Uganda during August and November 2004: The impact of proofing against the nighttime incidence of mosquito biting was assessed through human landing catches and indoor resting catches in proofed and unproofed (control) shelters. Human landing catches were performed inside and outside four proofed and four control shelters at three locations, and indoor resting catches were performed in 37 proofed and 18 control shelters. The difference in biting rates was tested using paired and unpaired t ‐tests and multivariate analysis. Results Most mosquitoes caught during the survey were culicine (97%). The difference in landing rate ( mlrph ) differentials (outdoor‐indoor) illustrated a significant ( t = 3.26, P = 0.004) difference between mlrph between proofed (0.154) and control shelters (−0.110). Mean shelter density ( msd ) recorded during indoor resting catches was 6.7 times higher in the control shelters than in proofed shelters ( P < 0.001). The number of blood‐fed mosquitoes/person/night ( bfmpn ) was significantly higher ( P < 0.001), by a magnitude of 17, in control shelters (one in five individuals receiving a bite) compared with proofed shelters (1 in 83 individuals). A multivariate analysis showed that the difference in biting rates was because of the intervention. Conclusions The significantly lower mlrph , msd and bfmpn in proofed shelters demonstrate that the mosquito proofing strategies employed do reduce the exposure to mosquito biting in proofed compared with control shelters by a magnitude of 6–17. Although numbers of Anopheline mosquitoes were low, the biting rates of Anophelines were also significantly lower in proofed shelters compared with control shelters. Insecticide‐treated netting appears to significantly reduce the mosquito nuisance‐biting incidence. However, a higher incidence of Anopheline biting may be required to test the effect of proofing on malaria vectors and a subsequent study is therefore recommended.