Comparison of three larviciding options for malaria vector control
(East. Mediterr. health j).
em Inglês
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| ID: who-119315
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ABSTRACT
A field study was carried out over 27 weeks in the south Batinah region of Oman to assess the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of different strategies for vector control of malaria. Three larviciding strategies for Anopheles spp. were applied to intervention areas and compared with a control area, with over 2000 breeding sites monitored for 6 months. The normal method of spraying 1 ppm temephos larvicide fortnightly was found to be less efficient and less cost-effective than using 0.5 ppm temephos applied weekly. A third, more environmentally favourable method, to search for vector larvae and treat only those breeding places, was more effective than fortnightly spraying but less effective than the weekly half dose and was the most expensive strategy
Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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Doenças Negligenciadas
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ODS3 - Meta 3.3 Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
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Meta 3.9: Reduzir o número de mortes por produtos químicos perigosos e contaminação do ar e água do solo
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Malária
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Doenças Negligenciadas
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Malária
Base de dados:
WHO IRIS
Assunto principal:
Abastecimento de Água
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Temefós
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Controle de Mosquitos
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Clima
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Análise Custo-Benefício
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Insetos Vetores
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Inseticidas
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Larva
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Dose Letal Mediana
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Malária
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
2003