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PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 378, 期 1892, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0371
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Aedes; Anopheles; Culex; light pollution; malaria; vector-borne diseases
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There is growing interest in the interaction between artificial light at night and disease vectors, particularly mosquitoes. Most studies have been conducted in laboratories, so it is still unclear how artificial light affects disease vector risk. This article identifies five priorities to evaluate the impact of artificial light on disease vectors in socio-ecological systems.
There is burgeoning interest in how artificial light at night (ALAN) interacts with disease vectors, particularly mosquitoes. ALAN can alter mosquito behaviour and biting propensity, and so must alter disease transfer rates. However, most studies to date have been laboratory-based, and it remains unclear how ALAN modulates disease vector risk. Here, we identify five priorities to assess how artificial light can influence disease vectors in socio-ecological systems. These are to (i) clarify the mechanistic role of artificial light on mosquitoes, (ii) determine how ALAN interacts with other drivers of global change to influence vector disease dynamics across species, (iii) determine how ALAN interacts with other vector suppression strategies, (iv) measure and quantify the impact of ALAN at scales relevant for vectors, and (v) overcome the political and social barriers in implementing it as a novel vector suppression strategy. These priorities must be addressed to evaluate the costs and benefits of employing appropriate ALAN regimes in complex socio-ecological systems if it is to reduce disease burdens, especially in the developing world.This article is part of the theme issue 'Light pollution in complex ecological systems'.
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