title: Sampling host-seeking anthropophilic mosquito vectors in west Africa: comparisons of an active human-baited tent-trap against gold standard methods.
abstract: In this study, we characterize the ability of the previously described Infoscitex tent (IST) to capture mosquitoes in comparison to either the Centers for Disease Control Light Trap hung next to individuals under a bed net (LTC) or to human landing catches (HLC). In Senegal, the IST caught 6.14 times the number of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.), and 8.78 times the Culex group V mosquitoes as LTC. In one of two locations in Burkina Faso, the IST caught An. gambiae at a rate not significantly different than HLC. Of importance, 9.1-36.1% of HLC caught An. gambiae were blood fed, mostly with fresh blood, suggesting they fed upon the collector, whereas only 0.5-5.0% from the IST had partial or old blood. The IST also caught outdoor biting species in proportions comparable to HLC. The results show this tent provides a safer and effective alternative to the skill-dependent, risky, and laborious HLC method.
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso benjamin.krajacich@colostate.edu.
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Krajacich
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Jeremiah R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Slade
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Mulligan
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: LaBrecque
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Haoues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alout
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Nathan D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Grubaugh
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Jacob I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Lawrence S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Fakoli
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Fatorma K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Bolay
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Doug E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Brackney
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Seaman
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Joseph W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Diclaro
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Roch K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Dabiré
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Special Programs, Infoscitex Corporation, Littleton, Massachusetts; The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research, Monrovia, Liberia; Vector Biology Research Program Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Foy
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure / Q000821:virology*; D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002460:Cell Line; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010802:Phylogeny; D011159:Population Surveillance