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A novel statistical framework for exploring the population dynamics and seasonality of mosquito populations

Understanding the temporal dynamics of mosquito populations underlying vector-borne disease transmission is key to optimizing control strategies. Many questions remain surrounding the drivers of these dynamics and how they vary between species-questions rarely answerable from individual entomological studies (that typically focus on a single location or species).

Citation:
Whittaker C, Winskill P, Sinka M, …… Weiss DJ, Nguyen M, Gething PW, et al. A novel statistical framework for exploring the population dynamics and seasonality of mosquito populations. Proc Biol Sci. 2022;289(1972):20220089

Keywords:
Anopheles mosquitoes; epidemiology; malaria ecology;
population dynamics; seasonality; climate; mosquito control

Abstract:
Understanding the temporal dynamics of mosquito populations underlying vector-borne disease transmission is key to optimizing control strategies. Many questions remain surrounding the drivers of these dynamics and how they vary between species-questions rarely answerable from individual entomological studies (that typically focus on a single location or species).