Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Habitat Surveillance by Android Mobile Devices in Guangzhou, China

TaiPing, Wu; Tian, Jingkui; Xue, Rui‐De; Fang, Yiliang; Zheng, Ai Hua

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“…Results show that mosquito management of urban Wuhan was far from the grade C criteria [32]. There is evidence that similar defects of larval source reduction or mosquito management [33,34] existed in urban areas of other NSCs of Central and South China [22]. Those defects do not fit to the recent socioeconomic status [35] of Chinese cities, and it is the violation of the original intention of the National PHCCO in organizing CNSC activities.…”

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“…A sampling grid of 36 squares with a side length of 400 m was centered on random points [19,20] calculated using random longitudes and latitudes of a KML file [21] of Wuhan built-up areas border, provided by Wuhan Land Resources and Planning Bureau. Then the file of sampled squares was imported to OruxMaps in android mobile devices [22]. In each square, a DS, a SK, a PMRA, a CS and a segment of WRSD, each with 5 stagnant waters, were selected for mosquito habitats.…”

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“…Three larval indices, container index (CI, defined as the percentage of mosquito habitats that are positive for immature mosquitoes) [26], route index (RI, defined as the number of mosquito-positive habitats per km of inspection route) and time index (TI, defined as the number of mosquito-positive habitats per hour of inspection) [22] were calculated for each premise type. LMWs were excluded in the above calculation.…”

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Background Creating National Sanitary City (CNSC) promotes appearance, environment sanitation and public health including vector management of cities in China. However, vector management especially mosquito management and the related administrative productivity of Patriotic Health Campaign System (PHCS) of National Sanitary Cities (NSCs) were questioned by many pest control professionals and citizens. In this study, we studied mosquito management of NSCs taking Wuhan as an example. The study aimed to (1) determine the distribution and abundance of immature mosquito habitats in built-up areas of Wuhan and (2) better understand the related administration procedure in CNSC. Methods Immature mosquito habitat surveillance was carried out in randomly selected premises of driving schools (DSs), schools or kindergartens (SKs), property management residential areas (PMRAs), construction sites (CSs), wide roads with storm drains (WRSDs) and urban creeks (UCs) in built-up areas of Wuhan from July to October 2015 followed by questionnaire interviews with one each of premise occupants and district departments responsible for mosquito management in these premises. Results Total of 64.1 km of route were inspected in 36 DSs, 36 SKs, 36 PMRAs, 36 CSs and 36 segments of WRSD and 2,158 potential mosquito habitats with 749 (35%) mosquito-positive habitats were found. The route index (RI) was 11.7, which was 14.6 times higher than the grade C criteria for vector density control (RI = 0.8 positive habitats/km) in CNSC. Occupants of 36 DSs, 36 SKs, 36 PMRAs, 34 CSs were interviewed and 77% of them reported no difference in mosquito infestation in their premises since 2013 and 80% of them knew about the responsibility and arrangements of PHCS of mosquito management in their

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“…They were particularly used for collecting and transferring entomological information to assess the transmission risk of arboviral diseases. For example, the entomological data (collected by Vectos app, OruxMaps, AutoNavi Navigation and Baidu Map) were analysed in a web platform or central server that successfully identi ed the level of vector infestation (larval indices) as well as the most abundant breeding sites [53,65]. Moreover, mobile phones together with traditional methods (ovitraps) and GIS technologies were able to track and monitor mosquitoes, identifying the index of female Aedes aegypti [60].…”

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The use of mobile phones for the prevention and control of arboviral diseases: a scoping review

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Background: The rapid expansion of dengue, Zika and chikungunya with large scale outbreaks are an increasing public health concern in many countries. Additionally, the recent coronavirus pandemic urged the need to get connected for fast information transfer and exchange. As response, health programmes have -among other interventions- incorporated digital tools such as mobile phones for supporting the control and prevention of infectious diseases. However, little is known about the benefits of mobile phone technology in terms of input, process and outcome dimensions. The purpose of this scoping review is to analyse the evidence of the use of mobile phones as an intervention tool regarding the performance, acceptance, usability, feasibility, cost and effectiveness in dengue, Zika and chikungunya control programmes.Methods: We conducted a scoping review of studies and reports by systematically searching: i) electronic databases (PubMed, PLOS ONE, PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease, LILACS, WHOLIS, ScienceDirect and Google scholar), ii) grey literature, using Google web and iii) documents in the list of references of the selected papers. Selected studies were categorized using a pre-determined data extraction form. Finally, a narrative summary of the evidence related to general characteristics of available mobile health tools and outcomes was produced.Results: The systematic literature search identified 1289 records, 32 of which met the inclusion criteria and 4 records from the reference lists. A total of 36 studies were included coming from twenty different countries. Five mobile phone services were identified in this review: mobile applications (n = 18), short message services (n=7), camera phone (n = 6), mobile phone tracking data (n = 4), and simple mobile communication (n = 1). Mobile phones were used for surveillance, prevention, diagnosis, and communication demonstrating good performance, acceptance and usability by users, as well as feasibility of mobile phone under real life conditions and effectiveness in terms of contributing to a reduction of vectors/ disease and improving users-oriented behaviour changes. It can be concluded that there are benefits for using mobile phones in the fight against arboviral diseases as well as other epidemic diseases. Further studies particularly on acceptance, cost and effectiveness at scale are recommended.

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“…The latter includes mosquito surveillance, which consists of regular reporting of the density and the pathogen prevalence rate of vectors in a specific region. This helps to identify how vectors spread the infections to hosts and to determine appropriate interventions to reduce the risk of infection(Wu et al, 2016). In Rwanda, in addition to active surveillance of malaria cases, mosquito surveillance is carried out in 12 sentinel sites established across the country ( President's Malaria Initiative, 2019).…”

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D o m in a A s in g iz w e D o m in a A s in g iz w e C i t i z e n s c i e n c e f o r m a l a r i a c o n t r o l i n R w a n d a General introduction 9 Malaria in Rwanda Encouraged by the progress made in the reduction of malaria over the last decade, Rwanda planned to achieve the malaria pre-elimination phase by 2018 (President's Malaria Initiative, 2015). However, since 2012, Rwanda experienced a remarkable increase in malaria incidence that was reported across the country, especially in the eastern and southern regions, and this caused a great concern (MoH, 2017a; President's Malaria Initiative, 2016). A malariometric survey conducted in 2013 in the eastern part of Rwanda revealed a prevalence of malaria parasitemia of around 6% (Kateera, Mens, et al., 2015). Malaria prevalence continued to increase as time progressed. A Rwanda malaria indicator survey conducted in 2017 indicated 10 Malaria control measures Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs), Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), and control of mosquito breeding sites are the primary measures that have been used to control malaria in many malaria-endemic countries including Rwanda. Globally, 80% of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) (the first generation mosquito nets) delivered by manufacturers, were distributed through mass distribution campaigns, and 87% of the total ITNs produced in 2018, were distributed to Sub-Saharan African countries (WHO, 2019). In 2006 Rwanda had the first mass campaign distribution of LLINs (the next generation mosquito nets) targeting pregnant women and children under five years of age (MoH & (NISR), 2009). Since then, the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) has collaborated with the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and the Global Fund to continue the procurement and distribution of LLINs to achieve universal coverage as recommended by the World Health Organization (President's Malaria Initiative, 2017). The Rwanda Ministry of Health reported that between December 2016 and March 2017, more than 5 million LLINs were distributed countrywide (MoH, 2017a). Generally, in 2019 only half (50%) of people at risk of malaria in Sub Saharan Africa slept under LLINs, and only 57% of the population had access to LLINs; this remains far from the target of universal coverage (WHO, 2019). In the same line, the recent Rwanda malaria indicator survey report indicated that 84% of households own at least one LLIN, and 72% have access to LLINs, meaning that 72% have enough LLINs (one for two people) (MOH, 2017b). However, 64% of the households visited slept under an LLIN the night before the survey, this indicates a gap between the accessibility and use; as well as between ownership and use of LLINs (MOH, 2017b). Different authors have explored the factors associated with the use of LLINs. Babalola et al. (2018) reported factors including sociodemographic and household variables, and psychosocial variables to be associated with using a bed net every night rather than rarely or never using a bed net. Although the protective effect of LLIN...

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Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Habitat Surveillance by Android Mobile Devices in Guangzhou, China

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Urban mosquito management administration: Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) habitat surveillance and questionnaire survey in Wuhan, Central China

Urban mosquito management administration: Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) habitat surveillance and questionnaire survey in Wuhan, Central China

The use of mobile phones for the prevention and control of arboviral diseases: a scoping review

Citizen science for malaria control in Rwanda : Engagement, motivation, and behaviour change

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