Measuring mosquito control: adult-mosquito catches vs egg-trap data as endpoints of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of mosquito-disseminated pyriproxyfen

Measuring mosquito control: adult-mosquito catches vs egg-trap data as endpoints of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of mosquito-disseminated pyriproxyfen

Abstract Background Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus are the main urban vectors of arthropod-borne viruses causing human disease, including dengue, Zika, or West Nile. Although key to disease prevention, urban-mosquito control has met only limited success. Alternative vector-control tactics...

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Main Authors: Klauss K. S. Garcia, Hanid S. Versiani, Taís O. Araújo, João P. A. Conceição, Marcos T. Obara, Walter M. Ramalho, Thaís T. C. Minuzzi-Souza, Gustavo D. Gomes, Elisa N. Vianna, Renata V. Timbó, Vinicios G. C. Barbosa, Maridalva S. P. Rezende, Luciana P. F. Martins, Glauco O. Macedo, Bruno L. Carvalho, Israel M. Moreira, Lorrainy A. Bartasson, Nadjar Nitz, Sérgio L. B. Luz, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Fernando Abad-Franch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Mosquito-borne diseases
Mosquito control
Vector surveillance
Cluster randomized controlled trial
Pyriproxyfen
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04221-z

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