Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control
Attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) is a potential new vector control tool that exploits the sugar-feeding behaviour of mosquitoes. Little is known about the factors which drive ATSB efficacy, either as a standalone vector control tool or in combination with existing intervention strategies. It ha...
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| description | Attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) is a potential new vector control tool that exploits the sugar-feeding behaviour of mosquitoes. Little is known about the factors which drive ATSB efficacy, either as a standalone vector control tool or in combination with existing intervention strategies. It has been suggested that the percentage of wild mosquitoes caught fed on dye-containing sugar baits without the toxin could provide an entomological correlate of the potential epidemiological benefit of ATSB. A transmission dynamics mathematical model is combined with data from wild mosquitoes to investigate the relationship between the mosquito dyed fraction, bait-feeding rate and the potential epidemiological impact of ATSB in the presence of standard malaria control. The dyed fraction in Mali varies substantially in space and time (mean 0.34, standard deviation 0.15), causing estimates of the bait-feeding rate to be highly uncertain, especially in areas with existing vector control tools. The model indicates the dyed fractions observed in field experiments were broadly predictive of the reductions in mosquitoes caught when ATSB stations were deployed at scale in Mali (R2 = 0.90). Model projections suggest that if these bait-feeding rates were observed in all mosquitoes, then the widespread use of ATSB could substantially reduce malaria burden alone or in combinations with standard malaria control, though epidemiological impact is likely to vary substantially in different areas. For example, observing a dyed fraction of 5% would indicate a daily bait-feeding rate of 0.024 (range 0.008–0.049) which is projected to result in 0.13 clinical cases averted per person-year (range 0.051–0.22), a 39% efficacy (range 12–66%) in this particular site. Nevertheless, the uncertainty in the relationship between the observed dyed fraction and the true bait-feeding rate, and the underlying biology of mosquito sugar-feeding means that the epidemiological benefit of this new possible intervention remains unclear. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e13e8209ec3d4acf924314bf40b4b6bd2025-02-12T05:33:04ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases2667-114X2025-01-017100247Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria controlNima R. Moghaddas0Mohamed M. Traore1Gunter C. Müller2Joseph Wagman3Javan Chanda4Julian Entwistle5Christen M. Fornadel6Thomas S. Churcher7Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Corresponding author. Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK.Malaria Research and Training Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako, Bamako, MaliMalaria Research and Training Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako, Bamako, MaliMalaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Program, Center for Malaria Control and Elimination, PATH, Washington, DC, USAPATH Malaria Control and Elimination Partnership in Africa, Lusaka, ZambiaInnovative Vector Control Consortium, Liverpool, UKInnovative Vector Control Consortium, Liverpool, UKMedical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UKAttractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) is a potential new vector control tool that exploits the sugar-feeding behaviour of mosquitoes. Little is known about the factors which drive ATSB efficacy, either as a standalone vector control tool or in combination with existing intervention strategies. It has been suggested that the percentage of wild mosquitoes caught fed on dye-containing sugar baits without the toxin could provide an entomological correlate of the potential epidemiological benefit of ATSB. A transmission dynamics mathematical model is combined with data from wild mosquitoes to investigate the relationship between the mosquito dyed fraction, bait-feeding rate and the potential epidemiological impact of ATSB in the presence of standard malaria control. The dyed fraction in Mali varies substantially in space and time (mean 0.34, standard deviation 0.15), causing estimates of the bait-feeding rate to be highly uncertain, especially in areas with existing vector control tools. The model indicates the dyed fractions observed in field experiments were broadly predictive of the reductions in mosquitoes caught when ATSB stations were deployed at scale in Mali (R2 = 0.90). Model projections suggest that if these bait-feeding rates were observed in all mosquitoes, then the widespread use of ATSB could substantially reduce malaria burden alone or in combinations with standard malaria control, though epidemiological impact is likely to vary substantially in different areas. For example, observing a dyed fraction of 5% would indicate a daily bait-feeding rate of 0.024 (range 0.008–0.049) which is projected to result in 0.13 clinical cases averted per person-year (range 0.051–0.22), a 39% efficacy (range 12–66%) in this particular site. Nevertheless, the uncertainty in the relationship between the observed dyed fraction and the true bait-feeding rate, and the underlying biology of mosquito sugar-feeding means that the epidemiological benefit of this new possible intervention remains unclear.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667114X2500007XATSBSugar feedingVector controlMalariaMathematical modellingBait |
| spellingShingle | Nima R. Moghaddas Mohamed M. Traore Gunter C. Müller Joseph Wagman Javan Chanda Julian Entwistle Christen M. Fornadel Thomas S. Churcher Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases ATSB Sugar feeding Vector control Malaria Mathematical modelling Bait |
| title | Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control |
| title_full | Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control |
| title_short | Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control |
| title_sort | exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control |
| topic | ATSB Sugar feeding Vector control Malaria Mathematical modelling Bait |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667114X2500007X |
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