Balancing the risks: vector control and pesticide use in response to emerging illness
Autor(es): Thier, A
Resumo: The competing public health concerns of vector-born disease and vector control strategies, particularly pesticide use, are inherently subjective and difficult to balance. Disease response decisions must frequently be made in the absence of data or clear criteria. The factors to be weighed include the vector control measures versus those posed by the disease itself; short-term versus long-term disease management goals, specifically with regard to the issue of pesticide resistance; the need to distinguish among disease of differing severity in making response choices; and the issue of pesticide efficacy. New York City's experience with West Nile virus has illustrated each of these issues. A framework for assessing the appropriate response to West Nile virus can serve to guide our response to likely new pathogens.
Palavras-Chave: Aedes aegypti; Insecticide resistance; Culex -Pipiens; Malathion; Organophosphate; Transmission; Pyrethroids; Lymphocytes; Poisonings; Humans
Imprenta: Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, v. 78, n. 2, p. 372-381, 2001
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1093/jurban/78.2.372
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2001
