The impact of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Vectobac ® WDG) larvicide sprayed with drones on the bio-control of malaria vectors in rice fields of sub-urban Kigali, Rwanda.

Autor: Munyakanage D; Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda.; Department of Zoological Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya., Niyituma E; Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda., Mutabazi A; Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda., Misago X; Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda., Musanabaganwa C; Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda., Remera E; Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda., Rutayisire E; Charis Unmanned Aerial Solutions Ltd, Kigali, Rwanda., Ingabire MM; Charis Unmanned Aerial Solutions Ltd, Kigali, Rwanda., Majambere S; Valent BioSciences Corporation, Illinois, USA., Mbituyumuremyi A; Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda., Ngugi MP; Department of Zoological Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya., Kokwaro E; Department of Zoological Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya., Hakizimana E; Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda. ehakizimana@gmail.com., Muvunyi CM; Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of Rwanda Biomedical Center, Ministry of Health, Kigali, Rwanda.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Malaria journal [Malar J] 2024 Sep 17; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 281. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 17.
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-05104-9
Abstrakt: Background: The core vector control tools used to reduce malaria prevalence are currently long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), and indoor residual spraying (IRS). These interventions are hindered by insecticide resistance and behavioural adaptation by malaria vectors. Thus, for effective interruption of malaria transmission, there is a need to develop novel vector control interventions and technologies to address the above challenges. Larviciding using drones was experimented as an innovative tool that could complement existing indoor interventions to control malaria.
Methods: A non-randomized larviciding trial was carried out in irrigated rice fields in sub-urban Kigali, Rwanda. Potential mosquito larval habitats in study sites were mapped and subsequently sprayed using multirotor drones. Application of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) (Vectobac ® WDG) was followed by entomological surveys that were performed every two weeks over a ten-month period. Sampling of mosquito larvae was done with dippers while adult mosquitoes were collected using CDC miniature light traps (CDC-LT) and pyrethrum spraying collection (PSC) methods. Malaria cases were routinely monitored through community health workers in villages surrounding the study sites.
Results: The abundance of all-species mosquito larvae, Anopheles larvae and all-species pupae declined by 68.1%, 74.6% and 99.6%, respectively. Larval density was reduced by 93.3% for total larvae, 95.3% for the Anopheles larvae and 61.9% for pupae. The total adult mosquitoes and Anopheles gambiae sensu lato collected using CDC-Light trap declined by 60.6% and 80% respectively. Malaria incidence also declined significantly between intervention and control sites (U = 20, z = - 2.268, p = 0.023).
Conclusions: The larviciding using drone technology implemented in Rwanda demonstrated a substantial reduction in abundance and density of mosquito larvae and, concomitant decline in adult mosquito populations and malaria incidences in villages contingent to the treatment sites. The scaling up of larval source management (LSM) has to be integrated in malaria programmes in targeted areas of malaria transmission in order to enhance the gains in malaria control.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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