Risk Factors for Household Vector Abundance Using Indoor CDC Light Traps in a High Malaria Transmission Area of Northern Zambia

Marisa A. Hast Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland;

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Jennifer C. Stevenson Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland;
Macha Research Trust, Choma District, Zambia;

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Mbanga Muleba The Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola, Zambia

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Justin Lessler Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland;

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Timothy Shields Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland;

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William J. Moss Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland;
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Douglas E. Norris Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland;

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for the Southern and Central Africa International Centers of Excellence in Malaria Research Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland;
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Malaria transmission is dependent on the density and distribution of mosquito vectors, but drivers of vector abundance have not been adequately studied across a range of transmission settings. To inform intervention strategies for high-burden areas, further investigation is needed to identify predictors of vector abundance. Active household (HH) surveillance was conducted in Nchelenge district, Luapula Province, northern Zambia, a high-transmission setting with limited impact of malaria control. Between April 2012 and July 2017, mosquitoes were collected indoors during HH visits using CDC light traps. Demographic, environmental, and climatological correlates of vector abundance were identified using log-binomial regression models with robust standard errors. The primary malaria vectors in this setting were Anopheles funestus sensu stricto (s.s.) and Anopheles gambiae s.s. Anopheles funestus predominated in both seasons, with a peak in the dry season. Anopheles gambiae peaked at lower numbers in the rainy season. Environmental, climatic, and demographic factors were correlated with HH vector abundance. Higher vector counts were found in rural areas with low population density and among HHs close to roads and small streams. Vector counts were lower with increasing elevation and slope. Anopheles funestus was negatively associated with rainfall at lags of 2–6 weeks, and An. gambiae was positively associated with rainfall at lags of 3–10 weeks. Both vectors had varying relationships with temperature. These results suggest that malaria vector control in Nchelenge district should occur throughout the year, with an increased focus on dry-season transmission and rural areas.

Author Notes

Address correspondence to Marisa A. Hast, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205. E-mail: mhast2@jhu.edu

Financial support: This work was supported by funds from the National Institutes of Health awarded to the Southern and Central Africa International Centers of Excellence in Malaria Research (ICEMR) 3U19AI089680, the Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI).

Disclosure: W. J. M. reports grants from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the conduct of the study. J. L. reports grants from NIH during the conduct of the study. M. M. reports grants from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health through NIH funding to ICEMRs during the conduct of the study.

Authors’ addresses: Marisa A. Hast, Justin Lessler, Timothy Shields, William J. Moss, and Douglas E. Norris, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, E-mails: mhast2@jhu.edu, justin@jhu.edu, tshields@jhu.edu, wmoss1@jhu.edu, and douglas.norris@jhu.edu. Jennifer C. Stevenson, Macha Research Trust, Choma District, Zambia, E-mail: jennyc.stevenson@macharesearch.org. Mbanga Muleba, Mike Chaponda, Jean-Bertin Kabuya, and Modest Mulenga, Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola, Zambia, E-mails: mulebam@tdrc.org.zm, chapondam@tdrc.org.zm, kabuyaj@tdrc.org.zam, and mulengam@tdrc.org.zm.

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