Protecting the peri-domestic environment: the challenge for eliminating residual malaria.
Edgar J M Pollard, David MacLaren, Tanya L Russell, Thomas R Burkot
Author Information
Edgar J M Pollard: James Cook University, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia. edgar.pollard@my.jcu.edu.au.
David MacLaren: James Cook University, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia.
Tanya L Russell: James Cook University, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia.
Thomas R Burkot: James Cook University, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia. tom.burkot@jcu.edu.au.
Malaria transmission after universal access and use of malaria preventive services is known as residual malaria transmission. The concurrent spatial-temporal distributions of people and biting mosquitoes in malaria endemic villages determines where and when residual malaria transmission occurs. Understanding human and vector population behaviors and movements is a critical first step to prevent mosquito bites to eliminate residual malaria transmission. This study identified where people in the Solomon Islands are over 24-hour periods. Participants (59%) were predominantly around the house but not in their house when most biting by Anopheles farauti, the dominant malaria vector, occurs. While 84% of people slept under a long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net (LLIN), on average only 7% were under an LLIN during the 18:00 to 21:00 h peak mosquito biting period. On average, 34% of participants spend at least one night away from their homes each fortnight. Despite high LLIN use while sleeping, most human biting by An. farauti occurs early in the evening before people go to sleep when people are in peri-domestic areas (predominantly on verandas or in kitchen areas). Novel vector control tools that protect individuals from mosquito bites between sundown and when people sleep are needed for peri-domestic areas.
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