Evaluation of a topical formulation of eprinomectin against Anopheles arabiensis when administered to Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) under field conditions

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationGenesis Laboratories, Inc.en_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.creator.identifierAbworo: 0000-0003-0689-823Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierNaftaly Githaka: 0000-0003-4530-7164en_US
cg.creator.identifierVishvanath Nene: 0000-0001-7066-4169en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1361-zen_US
cg.issn1475-2875en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalMalaria Journalen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriCATTLEen_US
cg.volume15en_US
dc.contributor.authorLozano Fuentes, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKading, R.C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHartman, D.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOkoth, Edward A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGithaka, Naftaly W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNene, Vishvanath M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPoché, R.M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T10:34:21Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-04-05T10:34:21Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/80667en_US
dc.titleEvaluation of a topical formulation of eprinomectin against Anopheles arabiensis when administered to Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) under field conditionsen_US
dcterms.abstractBackground Although vector control strategies, such as insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) have been effective in Kenya the transmission of malaria continues to afflict western Kenya. This residual transmission is driven in part by Anopheles arabiensis, known for its opportunistic blood feeding behaviour and propensity to feed outdoors. The objective of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of the drug eprinomectin at reducing malaria vector density when applied to cattle (Bos indicus), the primary source of blood for An. arabiensis, under field conditions. Methods A pilot study was carried out in the Samia District of western Kenya from September to October of 2014. Treatment and control areas were randomly designated and comprised of 50 homes per study area. Before cattle treatments, baseline mosquito counts were performed after pyrethrum spray. Cows in the treatment area were administered topical applications of eprinomectin at 0.5 mg/kg once a week for two consecutive weeks. Mosquito collections were performed once each week for two weeks following the eprinomectin treatments. Mosquitoes were first identified morphologically and with molecular confirmation, then screened for sporozoite presence and host blood using PCR-based methods. Results The indoor resting density of An. arabiensis was significantly reduced by 38 % in the treatment area compared to the control area at one-week post-treatment (Control mean females per hut = 1.33 95 % CI [1.08, 1.64]; Treatment = 0.79 [0.56, 1.07]). An increase in the indoor resting density of Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles funestus s.s. was observed in the treatment area in the absence of An. arabiensis. At two weeks post-treatment, the total number of mosquitoes for any species per hut was not significantly different between the treatment and control areas. No change was observed in An. arabiensis host preference as a result of treatment. Conclusions Systemic drugs may be an important tool by which to supplement existing vector control interventions by significantly impacting outdoor malaria transmission driven by An. arabiensis through the treatment of cattle.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2016-06-17en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLozano-Fuentes, S., Kading, R.C., Hartman, D.A., Okoth, E., Githaka, N., Nene, V. and Poche, R.M. 2016. Evaluation of a topical formulation of eprinomectin against Anopheles arabiensis when administered to Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) under field conditions. Malaria Journal 15: 324.en_US
dcterms.extent324en_US
dcterms.issued2016-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectanimal healthen_US
dcterms.subjectanopheles arabiensisen_US
dcterms.subjectcattleen_US
dcterms.subjectevaluationen_US
dcterms.subjectinsecticidesen_US
dcterms.subjectmalariaen_US
dcterms.subjectparasitesen_US
dcterms.subjectvectorsen_US
dcterms.subjectzebuen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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