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¿Como una presa en Etiopía aumenta la malaria? Determinantes entomológicos en el vecindario de la reserva de Koka
Author(s) -
Kibret Solomon,
Lautze Jonathan,
Boelee Eline,
McCartney Matthew
Publication year - 2012
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.1365-3156.2012.03077.x
Subject(s) - malaria , anopheles , veterinary medicine , plasmodium falciparum , blood meal , biology , larva , habitat , ecology , medicine , immunology
Objectives To identify entomological determinants of increased malaria transmission in the vicinity of the Koka reservoir in Central Ethiopia. Methods Larval and adult mosquitoes were collected between August 2006 and December 2007 in villages close to (<1 km) and farther away from (>6 km) the Koka reservoir. Adult mosquitoes were tested for the source of blood meal and sporozoites. Results In reservoir villages, shoreline puddles and seepage at the base of the dam were the most productive Anopheles ‐breeding habitats. In villages farther from the dam (control villages), rain pools were important breeding habitats. About five times more mature anopheline larvae and six times more adult anophelines were found in the villages near the reservoir. Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles pharoensis were the most abundant species in the reservoir villages throughout the study period. The majority of adult and larval anophelines were collected during the peak malaria transmission season (September–October). Blood meal tests suggested that A . arabiensis fed on humans more commonly (74.6%) than A . pharoensis (62.3%). Plasmodium falciparum ‐infected A . arabiensis (0.97–1.32%) and A . pharoensis (0.47–0.70%) were present in the reservoir villages. No P. falciparum ‐infected anophelines were present in the control villages. Conclusions The Koka reservoir contributes to increased numbers of productive Anopheles ‐breeding sites. This is the likely the cause for the greater abundance of malaria vectors and higher number of malaria cases evidenced in the reservoir villages. Complementing current malaria control strategies with source reduction interventions should be considered to reduce malaria in the vicinity of the reservoir.