Mosquito Age Grading and Vector-Control Programmes.
Mosquito Age Grading and Vector-Control Programmes.
Trends Parasitol. 2019 Dec 10;:
Authors: Johnson BJ, Hugo LE, Churcher TS, Ong OTW, Devine GJ
Abstract
An ability to characterize the age of mosquito populations could provide cost-effective and compelling entomological evidence for the potential epidemiological impacts of vector control. The average age of a mosquito population is the most important determinant of vectorial capacity and the likelihood of disease transmission. Yet, despite decades of research, defining the age of a wild-caught mosquito remains a challenging, impractical, and unreliable process. Emerging chemometric and existing transcriptional approaches may overcome many of the limitations of current morphological techniques, but their utility in terms of field-based monitoring programmes remains largely untested. Herein, we review the potential advantages and disadvantages of new and existing age-grading tools in an operational context.
PMID: 31836285 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Trends in Parasitology - Category: Parasitology Authors: Johnson BJ, Hugo LE, Churcher TS, Ong OTW, Devine GJ Tags: Trends Parasitol Source Type: research