Mosquito control by abatement programmes in the United States: perspectives and lessons for countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Ochomo, Eric; Rund, Samuel S. C.; Mthawanji, Rosheen S.; Antonio-Nkondjio, Christophe; Machani, Maxwell; Samake, Siriman; Wolie, Rosine Z.; Nsango, Sandrine; Lown, Laurel Anne; Matoke-Muhia, Damaris; Kamau, Luna; Lukyamuzi, Edward; Njeri, Jane; Chabi, Joseph; Akrofi, Otubea Owusu; Ntege, Charles; Mero, Victor; Mwalimu, Charles; Kiware, Samson; Bilgo, Etienne; Traoré, Mohamed Moumine; Afrane, Yaw; Hakizimana, Emmanuel; Muleba, Mbanga; Orefuwa, Emma; Chaki, Prosper; Juma, Elijah Omondi

doi:10.1186/s12936-023-04829-3

Table 1 A description of the mosquito abatement programmes: their ecologies, vectors, budgets and populations covered

From: Mosquito control by abatement programmes in the United States: perspectives and lessons for countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Abatement District	Square miles	Population	Ecology	Vectors	VBD of note	Total Annual Budget,USD (personnel budget)	Budget/resident (USD)
Sacramento-Yolo	2000	2,000,000	Suburban and Agricultural areas	Culex tarsalis	West Nile Virus	18 Million ($12 Million)	9
				Culex pipiens
				Aedes aegypti
Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District	110	1,000,000	Rural	Culex tarsalis	(−)	7 Million ($2.2 Million)	7
			Rural	Aedes dorsalis
			Urban	Culex pipiens
			Urban	Aedes sierrensis
Toledo Area Sanitary District	600	425,000	Urban and conservation refuges	Culex spp	(−)	3 Million (0.4 Million)	7
Bay County Mosquito Control	442	104,000	Rural, Urban and Suburban	Anopheles spp	(−)	1.6 Million (0.3million)	15
				Coquillettidia perturbans
				Aedes vexan
Manatee County Mosquito Control District	750	420,000	Urban	Aedes taeniorhynchus	(−)	10 Million (1.5 million)	24
			Urban	Aedes aegypti
			Rural	Psorophora spp
Jacksonville Mosquito Control	840	1,100,000	Urban, suburban and Rural	Aedes spp	(−)	2.3 Million (0.25 million	2
Jacksonville Mosquito Control	840	1,100,000	Urban, suburban and Rural	Culex spp	(−)	2.3 Million (0.25 million	2
South cook county mosquito abatement district	340	1,700,000	Suburban	Culex spp	(−)	5.99 Million (0.42 million)	4
			Wooden areas	Aedes sollicitans
			Wooden areas	Aedes albopictus
Collier Mosquito Control District	401	2,500,000	Urban and Mangrove swamps	Aedes taeniorhynchus	(−)	24 Million (3.5 million	10
				Psorophora columbiae	(−)
				Culex nigripalpus	West Nile Virus
				Culex quinquefasciatus	West Nile Virus
				Aedes aegypti	Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya
				Aedes albopictus	Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District	140	75,000	Private and public land	Aedes aegypti	Dengue	15 Million (2.5 million)	200
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District	140	75,000	Private and public land	Aedes taeniorhynchus	Dengue	15 Million (2.5 million)	200
North Shore Mosquito Abatement District	69	330,000	Urban and Suburban	Culex pipiens	(−)	1.62 Million (0.25 Million)	5
				Culex restuans
				Aedes vexans
East Flaglier Mosquito Control District	117	100,000	Salt Marsh		(−)	3.5 Million (0.5 million)	35
Anastasia Mosquito Control District	603	400,000	Flood water and salt marsh	Culex quinquefasciatus	(−)	6.5 Million (1 million)	16
Anastasia Mosquito Control District	603	400,000	Flood water and salt marsh	Culex nigripalpus	(−)	6.5 Million (1 million)	16

(-) means no response, meaning for these districts, their primary focus was nuisance mosquito control

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