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Malaria transmission and vector behaviour in a forested malaria focus in central Vietnam and the implications for vector control Institute of Tropical Medicine

Wim Van Bortel, HD Trung, LX Hoi, NV Ham, NV Chut, ND Luu, Patricia Roelants, Leen Denis, Niko Speybroeck, D'Alessandro, et al.
BACKGROUND: In Vietnam, malaria is becoming progressively restricted to specific foci where human and vector characteristics alter the known malaria epidemiology, urging for alternative or adapted control strategies. Long-lasting insecticidal hammocks (LLIH) were designed and introduced in Ninh Thuan province, south-central Vietnam, to control malaria in the specific context of forest malaria. An entomological study in this specific forested ...

Malaria transmission and vector behaviour in a forested malaria focus in central Vietnam and the implications for vector control University of Antwerp

Wim van Bortel, Dinh Trung Ho, Xuan Hoi Le, Van Ham Nguyen, Van Chut Nguyen, Dinh Luu Nguyen, Patricia Roelants, Leen Denis, Niko Speybroeck, Umberto d' Alessandro, et al.
Background In Vietnam, malaria is becoming progressively restricted to specific foci where human and vector characteristics alter the known malaria epidemiology, urging for alternative or adapted control strategies. Long-lasting insecticidal hammocks (LLIH) were designed and introduced in Ninh Thuan province, south-central Vietnam, to control malaria in the specific context of forest malaria. An entomological study in this specific forested ...

Evidence-based vector control? Improving the quality of vector control trials Institute of Tropical Medicine

Anne L Wilson, M Boelaert, Immo Kleinschmidt, Margaret Pinder, Thomas W Scott, Lucy S Tusting, Steve W. Lindsay

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis cause a high level of morbidity and mortality. Although vector control tools can play a major role in controlling and eliminating these diseases, in many cases the evidence base for assessing the efficacy of vector control interventions is limited or not available. Studies assessing the efficacy of vector control interventions are often poorly conducted, which limits the ...

Sub-lethal exposure to malaria vector control pesticides causes alterations in liver metabolomics and behaviour of the African clawed frog (**Xenopus laevis**) University of Antwerp

Nicolaas Johannes Wolmarans, Lieven Bervoets, Patrick Meire, Victor Wepener
In this study we explore the sub-lethal effects of two malaria vector control pesticides, deltamethrin and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), on Xenopus laevis by incorporating different levels of biological organisation. Pesticide accumulation in frog tissue was measured alongside liver metabolomics and individual swimming behaviour to assess whether changes presented at these different levels, and if such changes could be linked between ...

A community empowerment strategy embedded in a routine dengue vector control programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial Institute of Tropical Medicine

M. Castro, L Sánchez, D. Pérez, N. Carbonell, Pierre Lefèvre, Veerle Vanlerberghe, Patrick van der Stuyft
The non-sustainability of vertically organised dengue vector control programmes led to pleas for changing the emphasis towards community-based strategies. We conducted a cluster randomised controlled trial with 16 intervention and 16 control clusters to test the effectiveness of a community empowerment strategy intertwined with the routine dengue vector control programme in La Lisa, Havana City, Cuba. The intervention included four components on ...