[PDF] Top 20 Modelling the implications of stopping vector control for malaria control and elimination

... post-vector control period, but quantifying the possible decrease in transmission potential is difficult and the focus here is only on those factors directly related to malaria ...decreasing ... See full document

... mosquito control in ...outdoor vector control tools should be careful because of these advan- tages of ATSB ...this modelling study, it provides insights of how expanding mosquito ... See full document

... sustainable malaria vector control strategies for ...mosquito control in high-income countries is predominantly achieved with a combination of mosquito-proofed housing and environmental ... See full document

... UK Malaria control, and that of other insect borne diseases such as dengue, is heavily dependent on our ability to control the mosquito populations that transmit these ...of malaria has been ... See full document

... > 1.9 million Nepali citizens, mostly male laborers, work outside of the country in India, the Middle East, and other countries, who upon return, contribute to the sig- nificant number of imported malaria cases. ... See full document

... 90 Chapter 4. Discussion 4.1 Model overview The model developed in this thesis categorizes the life of a mosquito into six stages; namely, egg, larva, pupa, host seeking, resting, and oviposition site searching adults. ... See full document

... 1 Malaria Elimination Initiative, Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, USA, 2 Big Data Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK, 3 College of Public ... See full document

... how vector data was used for ...Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, the E8 Secretariat, the Malaria Consortium, the University of Notre Dame and ... See full document

... Conclusion Vector control tools need to be adapted to the local context taking into account human and vector beha- ...of vector species is essential to under- stand malaria transmission ... See full document

... tudes and beliefs. For Mwea people, untreated bed nets were ineffective in reducing the nuisance biting. This was the main reason given for their reported non-use by most respondents. Comparatively, treated bed nets were ... See full document

... 90 Chapter 4. Discussion 4.1 Model overview The model developed in this thesis categorizes the life of a mosquito into six stages; namely, egg, larva, pupa, host seeking, resting, and oviposition site searching adults. ... See full document

... through vector control, which has a long and distinguished history. Vector control, to a greater extent than drugs or vaccines, has been responsible for shrinking the map of many ...of ... See full document

... three malaria baselines examined ...lower malaria baseline of 20% or 10% prevalence, this incomplete coverage may still permit very low levels of malaria to be reached, but where the starting ... See full document

... an elimination setting, quality surveillance data is crucial in informing and guiding the targeting of inter- ...towards malaria elimination, there are still very limited data available on the ... See full document

... to elimination, serving as a possible example of “accelerating to ...reactive vector control strategies, which may have greater impact on R c and hence on the chances of eliminating the ... See full document

... for malaria is broader and more costly, encompassing LLINs, intermittent preventive therapy for pregnant women and children, artemisinin-combination therapy, and rapid diagnostic tests, as well as innova- tive ... See full document

... Integrated vector management (IVM) is defined as "a rational decision-making process for the optimal use of resources for vector control" and includes five key elements: 1) evidence-based ... See full document

... findings of each study are summarized in Additional file 3. Further lessons learned from the 12 research papers included in the review are detailed in Additional file 4. Figure 3 summarizes the frequency of included ... See full document

... findings of each study are summarized in Additional file 3. Further lessons learned from the 12 research papers included in the review are detailed in Additional file 4. Figure 3 summarizes the frequency of included ... See full document

... Putting aside previously mentioned concerns about extending the EIRs measured per night, month, or season to represent the entire year, the annual EIR for all the studies in this review were calculated to relate these ... See full document