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Evaluation of four methods for collecting malaria vectors in French Guiana.

Abstract

In French Guiana, malaria transmission is mainly due to Anopheles darlingi Root, but other species also are involved. Investigation and surveillance must be carried out on all the species to unravel malaria transmission patterns. In this study, we aimed to compare the ability of Mosquito Magnet- and CDC-Light Trap-based methods and human landing collection for evaluating abundance of Anopheles species. Human landing collections exhibited the best results, followed by the Mosquito Magnet and the CDC-Light Trap methods. Studies have to be done to further investigate these methods and other traps have to be tested.

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pasteur-00583509 , version 1 (05-04-2011)

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I. Dusfour, R. Carinci, P. Gaborit, J. Issaly, R. Girod. Evaluation of four methods for collecting malaria vectors in French Guiana.. Journal of Economic Entomology, 2010, 103 (3), pp.973-6. ⟨10.1603/EC09328⟩. ⟨pasteur-00583509⟩

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