Trial reportMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz2015
Mass trapping with MosquiTRAPs does not reduce Aedes aegypti abundance.
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- Current evidences of the efficacy of mosquito mass-trapping interventions to reduce Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations and Aedes-borne virus transmission.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Reducing mosquito-borne disease transmission to humans: A systematic review of cluster randomised controlled studies that assess interventions other than non-targeted insecticide.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Randomized trials of housing interventions to prevent malaria and Aedes-transmitted diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- What is the optimal In2Care stations density to achieve Aedes aegypti population reduction in a dengue endemic setting?PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of mass trapping interventions using autocidal gravid ovitraps (AGO) for the control of the dengue vector, Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti, in Northern Mexico.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Evaluation of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) in oviposition traps used in the integrated control of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera:Culicidae).Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of Aedes-borne infectious disease control in Latin America and the Caribbean region: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
- Comparing sterile male releases and other methods for integrated control of the tiger mosquito in temperate and tropical climates.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Semi-field assessment of the Gravid Aedes Trap (GAT) with the aim of controlling Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti populations.PloS one · 2021Article
- Double BR-OVT: a new trap model for collecting eggs and adult mosquitoes from Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes spp.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2020Article
- Evaluation of enhanced oviposition attractant formulations against Aedes and Culex vector mosquitoes in urban and semi-urban areas.Parasitology research · 2019Article
- The spatial and temporal scales of local dengue virus transmission in natural settings: a retrospective analysis.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Impact of Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps on Chikungunya Virus Incidence in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Areas With and Without Traps.Journal of medical entomology · 2017Article
- The State of the Art of Lethal Oviposition Trap-Based Mass Interventions for Arboviral Control.Insects · 2017Article
- Changing paradigms inRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2017Article
- Operational Aspects of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap.Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association · 2016Article
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Aedes aegypti mass trapping using the sticky trap MosquiTRAP (MQT) by performing a cluster randomised controlled trial in Manaus, state of Amazonas, Brazil. After an initial questionnaire and baseline monitoring of adult Ae. aegypti abundance with BG-Sentinel (BGS) traps in six clusters, three clusters were randomly assigned to the intervention arm where each participating household received three MQTs for mass trapping during 17 months. The remaining three clusters (control arm) did not receive traps. The effect of mass trapping on adult Ae. aegypti abundance was monitored fortnightly with BGS traps. During the last two months of the study, a serological survey was conducted. After the study, a second questionnaire was applied in the intervention arm. Entomological monitoring indicated that MQT mass trapping did not reduce adult Ae. aegypti abundance. The serological survey indicated that recent dengue infections were equally frequent in the intervention and the control arm. Most participants responded positively to questions concerning user satisfaction. According to the results, there is no evidence that mass trapping with MQTs can be used as a part of dengue control programs. The use of this sticky trap is only recommendable for dengue vector monitoring.
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