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Entomological and microclimate data logger data for the Kilombero valley in Tanzania

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Environmental Information Data Centre
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18 September 2026
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Summary

Mosquito trap data from Kilombero Valley in Tanzania - a global hotspot for malaria. Since 2007, field entomologists working at Ifakara Health Institue (IHI) and at the University of Glasgow have been trapping and collecting primary malaria vectors for four villages in the Kilombero Valley: Lupiro, Kidugalo, Minepa and Sagamaganga. Trapped mosquitoes were identified to species level (Anopheles gambiae and A funestus), their sex recorded (male or female) and their abdominal status (fed or unfed) noted. When available, the daily mosquito data was consistently linked to micro climate data logger data (weather conditions on site, including averaged, minimum and maximum daytime and night time values for temperature, humidity and vapour pressure deficit). This long record allows exploring the relationship between malaria vector dynamics and related environmental conditions. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/89406b06-d0aa-4120-84db-a5f91b616053

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
15 September 2026
Harvest GUID
89406b06-d0aa-4120-84db-a5f91b616053
Extent (Latitude)
-0.747° to -11.827°
Extent (Longitude)
28.3° to 40.869°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2018-03-08
Access constraints
Copyright with Liverpool University, Glasgow University and Ifakara Health Institue (IHI)
Responsible party
University of Glasgow & IHI (author); IHI (author); (author, pointOfContact, publisher, custodian)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng