Biological larviciding against malaria vector mosquitoes with <i>Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti)</i> – Long term observations and assessment of repeatability during an additional intervention year of a large-scale field trial in rural Burkina Faso
Peter Dambach, Volker Winkler, Till Bärnighausen, Issouf Traoré, Saïdou Ouedraogo, Ali Sié, Rainer Sauerborn, Norbert Becker, Valérie R. Louis
Abstract
spp. mosquito abundance was reduced by 77.4% (full treatment) and 63.5% (guided treatment) compared to the baseline year. The results showed that malaria vector abundance can be dramatically reduced using biological larviciding and that this effect can be achieved and maintained over several consecutive transmission seasons.
Topics & Concepts
Anopheles gambiaeVector (molecular biology)BiologyAnophelesBacillus thuringiensisMalariaMosquito controlIndoor residual sprayingToxicologyLarvaVeterinary medicineBiotechnologyEcologyPlasmodium falciparumMedicineArtemisininImmunologyBiochemistryGeneGeneticsRecombinant DNABacteriaMalaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlInsect Resistance and Genetics