scholarly journals Reducing vector-borne disease by empowering farmers in integrated vector management

2007 ◽  
Vol 85 (7) ◽  
pp. 561-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk Van den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Vector Management ◽  
Vector Borne Disease ◽  
Vector Management ◽  
Vector Borne

scholarly journals Impact, economic evaluation, and sustainability of integrated vector management in urban settings to prevent vector-borne diseases: a scoping review

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Marcos-Marcos ◽  
Antonio Olry de Labry-Lima ◽  
Silvia Toro-Cardenas ◽  
Marina Lacasaña ◽  
Stéphanie Degroote ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Integrated Vector Management ◽  
Urban Settings ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Management ◽  
Vector Borne

scholarly journals Integrated vector management: a critical strategy for combating vector-borne diseases in South Sudan

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Chanda ◽  
John M Govere ◽  
Michael B Macdonald ◽  
Richard L Lako ◽  
Ubydul Haque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Sudan ◽  
Integrated Vector Management ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Management ◽  
Vector Borne

scholarly journals Getting ready for integrated vector management for improved disease prevention in Zimbabwe: a focus on key policy issues to consider

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shadreck Sande ◽  
Moses Zimba ◽  
David Nyasvisvo ◽  
Munyaradzi Mukuzunga ◽  
Emmanuel H. Kooma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Vector Control ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Integrated Vector Management ◽  
Transmission Cycle ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Behaviour ◽  
Vector Management ◽  
Vector Borne

Abstract Background This paper outlines Zimbabwe’s potential readiness in harnessing integrated vector management (IVM) strategy for enhanced control of vector-borne diseases. The objective is to provide guidance for the country in the implementation of the national IVM strategy in order to make improvements required in thematic areas of need. The paper also assesses the existing opportunities and gaps to promote and adopt the approach as a national policy. Main text Despite recent gains in combating vector-borne diseases, especially malaria, management of vector control programmes still remains insecticide-based and vertical in nature. Therefore, concerns have been raised on whether the current long-standing conventional vector control strategy still remains with sufficient action to continue to break the transmission cycle to the levels of elimination. This is so, given the continuous dwindling resources for vector control, changes in vector behaviour, the emergence of resistance to medicines and insecticides, climate change, environmental degradation, as well as diversity in ecology, breeding habitats, and community habits. Cognizant of all that, elements of a surveillance-driven IVM approach are rapidly needed to move vector control interventions a step further. These include advocacy, policy formulation, capacity building, public and private partnerships, community engagement, and increasingly basing decisions on local evidence. Understanding the existing opportunities and gaps, and the recognition that some elements of IVM are already imbedded in the current health programmes is important to encourage stakeholders to promptly support its implementation. Leveraging on the existing opportunities, combined with sufficient advocacy, IVM could easily be accepted by the Zimbabwe government as part of a wider integrated disease management strategy. The strategy could represent an excellent breakthrough to establish much needed intra and inter-sectoral dialogue, and coordination for improved vector-borne disease prevention. Conclusions After synthesis of the opportunities and challenges clearly presented, it was concluded that it is imperative for Zimbabwe to adopt and implement IVM strategy that is informed by work already done, while addressing the bottlenecks. The significance of refocusing for improved disease prevention that has the potential to accomplish elimination of not only malaria but all vector borne diseases much earlier than anticipated under the existing vector control system is underscored.

Casual gaming as a means to raise awareness of vector-borne disease risks

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomás Francisco Yago Vincente ◽  
Brian Mullen ◽  
Thomas N. Mather ◽  
Jean-Yves Herve
Keyword(s):  
Vector Borne Disease ◽  
Disease Risks ◽  
Vector Borne

Medically Important Vector Borne Disease Control-Botanical Plant Extract Trials

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 513
Author(s):  
Rakhshan .
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Vector Borne Disease ◽  
Development Of Resistance ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Synthetic Pesticides ◽  
High Level ◽  
Continuous Use ◽  
Chemical Pesticides

Mosquitoes are vectors of many pathogens which causes serious human diseases like Malaria, Filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, Dengue fever, Chikungunya, Yellow fever and Zika virus which constitute a major public health problem globally. Mosquito borne diseases cause high level of economic impact all over the world and result in millions of death every year. They infect around 700,000,000 people annually worldwide and 40,000,000 only in India. The continuous use of synthetic pesticides to control vector mosquitoes has caused physiological resistance, toxic effect on human health, environmental pollution and addition to these, its adverse effects can be observed on non-target organisms. Synthetic chemical pesticides have been proved to be effective, but overall in last 5 decades indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides against vector borne disease control have originated several ecological issues due to their residual accumulation and development of resistance in target vectors and their chronic effects.

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