Effect of untreated bed nets on blood-fed Phlebotomus argentipes in kala-azar endemic foci in Nepal and India
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(8): 1183-1186, Dec. 2009. tab
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ABSTRACT
Observational studies in the Indian subcontinent have shown that untreated nets may be protective against visceral leishmaniasis (VL). In this study, we evaluated the effect of untreated nets on the blood feeding rates of Phlebotomus argentipes as well as the human blood index (HBI) in VL endemic villages in India and Nepal. The study had a "before and after intervention" design in 58 households in six clusters. The use of untreated nets reduced the blood feeding rate by 85 percent (95 percent CI 76.5-91.1 percent) and the HBI by 42.2 percent (95 percent CI 11.1-62.5 percent). These results provide circumstantial evidence that untreated nets may provide some degree of personal protection against sand fly bites.
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Assunto principal:
Phlebotomus
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Mordeduras e Picadas
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Controle de Insetos
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Comportamento Alimentar
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Insetos Vetores
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Animais
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Bélgica
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Índia
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Nepal
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Reino Unido
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Banaras Hindu University/IN
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Institute of Health Sciences/NP
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Institute of Tropical Medicine/BE
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/GB
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Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences/IN
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