Differences in malaria vector biting behavior and changing vulnerability to malaria transmission in contrasting ecosystems of western Kenya.

Background: Designing, implementing, and upscaling of effective malaria vector control strategies necessitates an understanding of when and where transmission occurs. This study assessed the biting patterns of potentially infectious malaria vectors at various hours, locations, and associated human behaviors in different ecological settings in western Kenya.

Methods: Hourly indoor and outdoor catches of human-biting mosquitoes were sampled from 19:00 to 07:00 for four consecutive nights in four houses per village.

Current observations on shifts in malaria vector biting behavior and changing vulnerability to malaria transmission in contrasting ecosystems in Western Kenya.

Background: Designing, implementing, and upscaling effective malaria vector control strategies necessitates understanding of when and where transmission occurs. This study assessed the biting patterns of potentially infectious malaria vectors at various hours, locations, and human behavior in different ecological settings in western Kenya.

Methods: Hourly indoor and outdoor catches of human-biting mosquitoes were sampled from 1900 to 0700 hours for four consecutive nights in four houses per village using human landing collection method.