Assessing the Effects of Cooking Fuels on Anopheles Mosquito Behavior: An Experimental Study in Rural Rwanda.

Globally, cleaner cooking fuels are increasingly promoted to reduce household air pollution. However, there is concern that reductions in smoke from biomass fuels could lead to more favorable conditions for mosquitoes and potentially increase vectorborne disease risk. We investigated household entry, host-seeking, household exit, and mortality among Anopheles mosquitoes across three cooking fuel types: wood, charcoal, and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) in six experimental huts in Rwanda.