Effects of Irrigation and Rainfall on the Population Dynamics of Rift Valley Fever and Other Arbovirus Mosquito Vectors

This study is in the Epidemic-Prone Tana River County, Kenya

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 10 December 2016

• Country: Kenya
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Climate and Environment, Health
• Authors: Sang, R, Lutomiah, J, Said, M, Makio, A, Koka, H, Koskei, E

Abstract

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that is found in most regions of sub-Saharan Africa, and it affects humans, livestock, and some wild ungulates. Outbreaks are precipitated by an abundance of mosquito vectors associated with heavy persistent rainfall with flooding. We determined the impact of floodirrigation farming and the effect of environmental parameters on the ecology and densities of primary and secondary vectors of the RVF virus (RVFV) in an RVF-epidemic hotspot in the Tana River Basin, Kenya.

Mosquito sampling was conducted in farms and villages (settlements) in an irrigated and a neighboring nonirrigated site (Murukani).

This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

R Sang, J. Lutomiah, M. Said, A. Makio, H. Koka, E. Koskei, A. Nyunja, S. Owaka, D. Matoke-Muhia, S. Bukachi et al Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 54, Issue 2, 1 March 2017, Pages 460–470, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw206

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Effects of Irrigation and Rainfall on the Population Dynamics of Rift Valley Fever and Other Arbovirus Mosquito Vectors in the Epidemic-Prone Tana River County, Kenya

Published 10 December 2016