@article{fdi:010061871,
  title = {{M}odeling the seasonality of {A}nopheles gambiae s.s. biting rates in a {S}outh {B}enin sanitary zone},
  author = {{B}oussari, {O}. and {S}ubtil, {F}. and {M}oiroux, {N}icolas and {D}jenontin, {A}. and {I}waz, {J}. and {C}orbel, {V}incent and {F}onton, {N}. and {G}arcia, {A}ndr{\'e} and {E}tard, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {E}cochard, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {E}fficient malaria vector control requires knowledge of spatio-temporal vector dynamics. {W}e have classified village groups according to the biting rate profiles of both {A}nopheles coluzzii and {A}n. gambiae, the major malaria vectors in these villages. {M}osquitoes were captured by human bait in 28 {S}outh {B}enin villages during 2009. {B}oth {A}n. coluzzii and {A}n. gambiae counts in each village were standardized to focus on changes in the vector biting rate over time. {L}atent class trajectory modeling, allowing for random intercept at the village level, was adjusted to standardized values. {T}he villages could be classified into two groups with distinct vector biting rate profiles (continuous/transient). {T}his classification helped creating a map of vector biting rates in the area. {T}he biting rate profiles were found to be significantly correlated with mean rainfall, altitude, average number of larval sites, and average normalized difference vegetation index. {I}n highly malaria-prone regions, knowledge of vector biting rate profiles is important to improve vector control interventions. {A} similar methodology may be applied to study the biting rate profiles of other vector-borne infections.},
  keywords = {{A}nopheles gambiae s.s. ; {B}iting rate ; {C}lassification ; {L}atent trajectory ; modeling ; {M}alaria vectors ; {S}outh {B}enin ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ransactions of the {R}oyal {S}ociety of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {108},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {237--243},
  ISSN = {0035-9203},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1093/trstmh/tru027},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061871},
}