Hypothesis: Impregnated school uniforms reduce the incidence of dengue infections in school children
Autor(es): Wilder-Smith, A.; Lover, A.; Kittayapong, P.; Burnham, G.
Resumo: Dengue infection causes a significant economic, social and medical burden in affected populations in over 100 countries in the tropics and sub-tropics. Current dengue control efforts have generally focused on vector control but have not shown major impact. School-aged children are especially vulnerable to infection, due to sustained human-vector-human transmission in the close proximity environments of schools. Infection in children has a higher rate of complications, including dengue hemorrhagic fever and shock syndromes, than infections in adults. There is an urgent need for integrated and complementary population-based strategies to protect vulnerable children. We hypothesize that insecticide-treated school uniforms will reduce the incidence of dengue in school-aged children. The hypothesis would need to be tested in a community based randomized trial. If proven to be true, insecticide-treated school uniforms would be a cost-effective and scalable community based strategy to reduce the burden of dengue in children. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Palavras-Chave: Water Container Covers; Aedes-Aegypti; Kamphaeng-Phet; Thailand; Transmission; Insecticide; Singapore; Cambodia; Impact
Imprenta: Medical Hypotheses, v. 76, n. 6, p. 861-862, 2011
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.02.037
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Epidemiology ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2011
