The effect of repeated washing of the royal guard, Interceptor G1 and G2 nets on behaviour (Host seeking and blood feeding) and survival of anopheles mosquitoes
| dc.contributor.author | Banda, Judith Sinkanako | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-06T10:04:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-06T10:04:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-08-17 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Insecticide treated mosquito nets on behaviour and survival of Anopheles mosquitoes the effect of repeated washing of the royal guard and interceptor G2 nets on behaviour (host seeking and blood feeding) and mortality on Anopheles mosquitoes. This is a sub study which will be conducted under ESSENTIALS project IRB number P.10/20/3155 being hosted by the Malaria Alert Centre in Blantyre. Problem statement Insecticide-treated nets remain important in preventing transmissions of mosquito borne pathogens. Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) offer longer time protection against such bites because they are more wash resistant, and are preferred to conventionally treated nets. Whether the new LLINs (IG2 and RG) are wash resistant compared to the conventional nets is unknown. Moreover, how the repeated washing affects host seeking and feeding behaviour and survivor of Anophelines success remains elusive. Therefore, this study will assess the effect of Royal guard, Interceptor G1 and G2 on blood feeding, host seeking behaviours and survival of the effect of repeated washing of insecticide treated mosquito nets on behaviour and survival of Anopheles mosquitoes after repeated washing under laboratory conditions Main objective To assess the effect of repeated washing of insecticide treated mosquito nets on behaviour and survival of Anopheles mosquitoes To assess the effect of repeated washing of the royal guard, interceptor g1 and g2 nets on host seeking and blood feeding behaviour and survival of Anopheles mosquitoes Specific objectives 1. To determine the number of knocked down and dead mosquitoes post exposure to both washed and unwashed nets 2. To determine the number of blood fed mosquitoes post exposure to washed and un washed nets. 3. To evaluate the host seeking behavior of mosquitoes post exposure to washed and un washed net. 1. To assess the knockdowns and survival of mosquitoes when exposed to unwashed nets and washed nets. 2. To determine the number of blood fed mosquitoes post exposure to washed and un washed nets. 3. To evaluate the host seeking behaviour of mosquitoes post exposure to washed and un washed net. Methodology The researcher will conduct a cross-section study and will perform host seeking and WHO Cone bioassays on Kisumu, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles gambiae. Data will be collected and recorded in a laboratory note book. Collected data will be manually entered into Microsoft excel and analyzed using R software version 20. Expected Findings and Dissemination The researcher hypothesizes that blood fed mosquitoes and host seeking behaviour will increase with increase in number of net washes while mortality of mosquitoes will decrease with increase in the number of net washes. Findings from this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, presentations at scientific conferences including the KUHeS annual dissemination conference. A researcher will submit a project completion report to the College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee and Liverpool school of tropical medicine. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Essentials Project | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://rscarchive.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12988/1080 | |
| dc.publisher | Kamuzu University of Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Ethics Approval;P.07/22/3680 | |
| dc.title | The effect of repeated washing of the royal guard, Interceptor G1 and G2 nets on behaviour (Host seeking and blood feeding) and survival of anopheles mosquitoes | en_US |
| dc.type | Plan or blueprint | en_US |