Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire, Cote d'Ivoire.
Malaria Alert centre of the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi; University of California San Francisco, Malaria Elimination Initiative, USA.
Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2023 Dec;60:101110. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2023.101110. Epub 2023 Sep 3.
Mosquito surveillance is essential to successfully control and eliminate mosquito-borne diseases. Yet, it is often done by numerous organizations with little collaboration, incomplete understanding of existing gaps, and limited long-term vision. There is a clear disconnect between entomological and epidemiological indices, with entomological data informing control efforts inadequately. Here, we discuss current mosquito surveillance practises across the heterogeneous disease landscape in Africa. We advocate for the development of mosquito surveillance strategic plans to increase the impact and functionality of mosquito surveillance. We urge for a proactive approach to set up centralized mosquito data systems under the custodian of national governments, focus on epidemiologically relevant mosquito data, and increase the robustness of mosquito surveillance using a more spatially explicit sampling design.
蚊媒监测对于成功控制和消除蚊媒疾病至关重要。然而，这项工作通常由许多组织完成，它们之间合作很少，对现有差距的理解也不完整，缺乏长期的眼光。昆虫学和流行病学指标之间存在明显脱节，昆虫学数据对控制工作的指导作用不足。在这里，我们讨论了非洲多样化疾病环境下的蚊媒监测实践。我们主张制定蚊媒监测战略计划，以提高蚊媒监测的影响和功能。我们敦促采取积极主动的方法，在国家政府的监管下建立集中的蚊虫数据系统，关注具有流行病学意义的蚊虫数据，并使用更具空间明确性的抽样设计来提高蚊虫监测的稳健性。
