Habitat-based larval interventions: A new perspective for malaria control
Autor(es): Gu, Weidong; Utzinger, Juerg; Novak, Robert J.
Resumo: Interest in environmental management of mosquito larval habitats has been rekindled due to deterioration of malaria in tropical Africa. Environmental management programs were typically implemented as "all-out" campaigns by treating all potential breeding habitats. In contrast, targeted environmental management is based on a sound understanding of the heterogeneity in mosquito productivity. However, deficiencies in field methodology for measuring productivity hamper our progress in understanding of mosquito productivity. To address these issues, we develop a framework of habitat-based interventions by adoption of a landscape approach to elucidate mechanisms underlying mosquito productivity. The importance of vigorously quantitative estimation of the productivity is highlighted. Spatial models are proposed to examine the interrelationship between mosquito productivity and oviposition of gravid mosquitoes. In our view. environmental management approaches must take into account variability in productivity, in efforts to improve feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of such approaches, particularly when implemented along with other malaria control measures.
Palavras-Chave: Controlling Aquatic Stages; Anopheles-Gambiae Complex; Dar-Es-Salaam; Western Kenya; Source Reduction; Spatial-Distribution; Mosquito Larvae; Transmission; Vectors; Zooprophylaxis
Imprenta: American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene, v. 78, n. 1, p. 2-6, 2008
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Infectious diseases ; Aedes aegypti - Epidemiology ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2008
