SynthesisPLoS neglected tropical diseases2023
Current evidences of the efficacy of mosquito mass-trapping interventions to reduce Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations and Aedes-borne virus transmission.
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- Microbial Volatiles from Human Skin and Floral Nectar: Insufficiently Understood Adult Feeding Cues To Improve Odor-Based Traps for Aedes Vector Control.Journal of chemical ecology · 2025Review
- Pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti: genetic mechanisms worldwide, and recommendations for effective vector control.Parasites & vectors · 2025Review
- Assessment of vector control strategies based on mass Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquito trapping (AGOs traps) pilot study in a US-Mexico border region of South Texas.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness of Dengue Vector Control: A Meta-Review.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2025Review
- An AI-based gravitrap surveillance for spatial interaction analysis in predicting aedes risk.International journal of health geographics · 2025Article
- Vector control for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes implemented in the field in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Meeting Report on an Integrated Research Agenda for Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- What is the optimal In2Care stations density to achieve Aedes aegypti population reduction in a dengue endemic setting?PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Integrated Control ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Yellow Fever in Non-Human Primates: A Veterinary Guide from a One Health Perspective.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
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- Comparison of the standard and boosted sterile insect techniques for the suppression of Aedes albopictus populations under semi-field conditions.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2025Article
- Development of an Integrated Surveillance System to Improve Preparedness for Arbovirus Outbreaks in a Dengue Endemic Setting: Descriptive Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundOver the past decades, several viral diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes-dengue, chikungunya, Zika-have spread outside of tropical areas. To limit the transmission of these viruses and preserve human health, the use of mosquito traps has been developed as a complement or alternative to other vector control techniques. The objective of this work was to perform a systematic review of the existing scientific literature to assess the efficacy of interventions based on adult mosquito trap to control Aedes population densities and the diseases they transmit worldwide. METHODS AND
findingsFollowing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic review was conducted using the PubMed and Scopus databases. Among the 19 selected papers, lethal ovitraps were used in 16 studies, host-seeking female traps in 3 studies. Furthermore, 16 studies focused on the control of Ae. aegypti. Our review showed great heterogeneity in the indicators used to assess trap efficacy: e.g., the number of host-seeking females, the number of gravid females, the proportion of positive containers, the viral infection rate in female mosquitoes or serological studies in residents. Regardless of the type of studied traps, the results of various studies support the efficacy of mass trapping in combination with classical integrated vector control in reducing Aedes density. More studies with standardized methodology, and indicators are urgently needed to provide more accurate estimates of their efficacy.
conclusionsThis review highlights gaps in the demonstration of the efficacy of mass trapping of mosquitoes in reducing viral transmission and disease. Thus, further large-scale cluster randomized controlled trials conducted in endemic areas and including epidemiological outcomes are needed to establish scientific evidence for the reduction of viral transmission risk by mass trapping targeting gravid and/or host-seeking female mosquitoes.
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