Monitoring mosquito nuisance for the development of a citizen science approach for malaria vector surveillance in Rwanda.

摘要: Many countries, including Rwanda, have mosquito monitoring programmes in place to support decision making the fight against malaria. However, these can be costly, and require technical (entomological) expertise. Involving citizens data collection greatly such activities, but this has not yet been thoroughly investigated a rural African context. Prior implementation of citizen-science approach, household entomological survey was conducted October–November 2017 repeated one year later Busoro Ruhuha sectors, southern eastern province respectively. The goal evaluate perception nuisance reported by as potential indicator for malaria vector hotspots. Firstly, abundance species composition were determined using Centers Disease Control Prevention (CDC) light traps inside houses. Secondly, members interviewed about risk factors their perceived level nuisance. Tiled roofs, walls made mud wood, well number occupants house predictors mosquitoes (Culicidae) houses, while presence eaves plus wood abundance. Perception indoors tended significantly correlated with Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) Culicidae collected indoors, varied across years sectors. At village level, also An. s.l. total density, only 2018 2017. denoted questionnaire could used global Hence, involving activities complement surveillance control.