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Table 6 Costs of trapping

From: Testing a method of sampling for entomological determination of transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti to inform lymphatic filariasis treatment strategy in urban settings

Activity

PSC

Exit

Gravid

Traps boughta

6

90

24

Total events

614

4420

393

Total trap cost (USD)b

120

13,500

4800

Trap cost per trapping event (USD)

0.2

3.1

12.2

Trapping events in 1 day

3

15

5

No. of entomologists per day

1

1

0

No. of technicians per day

1

0

0

No of community researchers per day

1

1

1

Team cost per day (USD)c

60.0

49.5

5.5

Team cost per trapping event (USD)

20.0

3.3

1.1

Total cost per trapping event (USD)

20.2

6.4

13.3

Mean catch Anopheles

1.0

0.5

0.1

Mean catch Culex

2.4

1.6

64.8

Cost per Anopheles (USD)

20.2

12.7

133.1

Cost per Culex (USD)

8.4

4.0

0.2

  1. aFor PSC this is the cost of fixed costs (lamp, white sheets, forceps, sprayer, facemasks) and supplies (insecticide)
  2. bDoes not include shipping costs which was provided in kind
  3. cFor gravid and exit traps this includes a proportion of one day per collection period for trap set up day