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Capture of high numbers of Simulium vectors can be achieved with Host Decoy Traps to support data acquisition in the onchocerciasis elimination endgame

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ACTA TROPICA
卷 221, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106020

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Onchocerciasis; Simulium; Vector surveillance; Host Decoy Trap; Elimination

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  1. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) [BB/R005362/1]
  2. BBSRC [BB/R005362/1] Funding Source: UKRI

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The Host Decoy Trap (HDT) showed high capture rate for adult Simulium blackflies, similar to Human Landing Catches (HLC) and significantly better than the Esperanza Window Trap (EWT). In addition to its efficiency, the HDT was also able to collect infected flies, making it a valuable tool for blackfly collection in elimination settings where large numbers of flies are needed for parasite screening.
Onchocerciasis elimination is within reach in many countries but requires enhanced surveillance of the Simulium vectors of Onchocerca volvulus. Collection of sufficient numbers of adult Simulium to detect infective O. volvulus larvae is hindered by limited sampling tools for these flies. Here, we tested for the first time the Host Decoy Trap (HDT), an exposure free method previously developed for Anopheles vectors of malaria parasites, as a potential sampling tool for adult Simulium. In three replicates of a randomized Latin square experimental design, the HDT was compared to Human Landing Catches (HLC) and the Esperanza Window Trap (EWT). A total of 8,531 adult S. damnosum sensu lato blackflies (S. squamosum group) were found in catches from the three different trapping methods. The HDT (mean catch 533 +/- 111) caught significantly more S. squamosum than the EWT (mean catch 9.1 +/- 2.2), a nearly 60-fold difference. There was no significant difference between the HLC (mean catch 385.6 +/- 80.9) and the HDT. Larvae indistinguishable from those of O. volvulus were dissected from 2.86% of HDT samples (n = 70) and 0.35% of HLC samples (n = 285); a single infective third-stage larvae (L3) was found during dissection of a sample from the HDT. Owing to its very high capture rate, which was comparable to the HLC and significantly greater than EWT, alongside the presence of infected flies in its catch, the HDT represents a potentially valuable new tool for blackfly collection in elimination settings, where thousands of flies are needed for parasite screening.

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