ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2014
Evaluation of a community-based trapping program to collect Simulium ochraceum sensu lato for verification of onchocerciasis elimination.
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- A systematic review comparing the performance of alternative blackfly (Simulium) trapping methods against the standard human landing catch (HLC) for onchocerciasis surveillance.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Adult blackfly (Simulium damnosum s.l.) collection methods: overview and research needs.International health · 2026Review
- Improving onchocerciasis elimination surveillance: trials of odour baited Esperanza Window Traps to collect black fly vectors and real-time qPCR detection of Onchocerca volvulus in black fly pools.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Community-Directed Vector Control to Accelerate Onchocerciasis Elimination.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Identification of Human-Derived Attractants toThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Onchocerciasis Elimination: Progress and Challenges.Research and reports in tropical medicine · 2020Review
- Optimization and evaluation of the Esperanza Window Trap to reduce biting rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato in Northern Uganda.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Onchodermatitis: Where Are We Now?Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
- Diagnostics for onchocerciasis in the era of elimination.International health · 2018Review
- The Search for an Efficient Black Fly Trap for Xenomonitoring of Onchocerciasis.Journal of parasitology research · 2018Review
- Evaluation of Community-Directed Operation of Black Fly Traps for Entomological Surveillance ofThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Article
- The esperanza window trap reduces the human biting rate of Simulium ochraceum s.l. in formerly onchocerciasis endemic foci in Southern Mexico.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
- A new methodology for sampling blackflies for the entomological surveillance of onchocerciasis in Brazil.PloS one · 2017Article
- Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: persistence under different control strategies and the role of the simuliid vectors.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundCollection of the black fly vectors of onchocerciasis worldwide relies upon human landing collections. Recent studies have suggested that the Esperanza Window Trap baited with a human scent lure and CO2 had the potential to replace human hosts for the collection of Simulium ochraceum sensu lato in Southern Chiapas focus, Mexico. The feasibility of utilizing these traps in a community-based approach for the collection of S. ochraceum s.l. was evaluated. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsLocal residents of a formerly endemic extra-sentinel community for onchocerciasis were trained to carry out collections using the traps. The residents operated the traps over a 60-day period and conducted parallel landing collections, resulting in a total of 28,397 vector black flies collected. None of the flies collected were found to contain parasite DNA when tested by a polymerase chain reaction assay targeting a parasite specific sequence, resulting in a point estimate of infection in the vectors of zero, with an upper bound of the 95% confidence interval 0.13 per 2,000. This meets the accepted criterion for demonstrating an interruption of parasite transmission. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: These data demonstrate that Esperanza Window Traps may be effectively operated by minimally trained residents of formerly endemic communities, resulting in the collection of sufficient numbers of flies to verify transmission interruption of onchocerciasis. The traps represent a viable alternative to using humans as hosts for the collection of vector flies as part of the verification of onchocerciasis elimination.
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