A qualitative study of community perception and acceptance of biological larviciding for malaria mosquito control in rural Burkina Faso

Vector and malaria parasite’s rising resistance against pyrethroid-impregnated bed nets and antimalarial drugs highlight the need for additional control measures. Larviciding against malaria vectors is experiencing a renaissance with the availability of environmentally friendly and target species-sp...

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Hauptverfasser: Dambach, Peter (VerfasserIn) , Müller, Margarida Melo Mendes Jorge (VerfasserIn) , Sauerborn, Rainer (VerfasserIn) , Becker, Norbert (VerfasserIn) , Beiersmann, Claudia (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2018
In: BMC public health
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 18, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-018-5299-7
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5299-7
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5299-7
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Verfasserangaben:Peter Dambach, Margarida Mendes Jorge, Issouf Traoré, Revati Phalkey, Hélène Sawadogo, Pascal Zabré, Moubassira Kagoné, Ali Sié, Rainer Sauerborn, Norbert Becker and Claudia Beiersmann
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Zusammenfassung:Vector and malaria parasite’s rising resistance against pyrethroid-impregnated bed nets and antimalarial drugs highlight the need for additional control measures. Larviciding against malaria vectors is experiencing a renaissance with the availability of environmentally friendly and target species-specific larvicides. In this study, we analyse the perception and acceptability of spraying surface water collections with the biological larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis in a single health district in Burkina Faso.
Beschreibung:Published: 23 March 2018
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ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-018-5299-7