Roles and challenges of construction firms and public health entomologists in ending indoor malaria transmission in African setting

Eliningaya J Kweka

doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1607-9

Roles and challenges of construction firms and public health entomologists in ending indoor malaria transmission in African setting

Malar J. 2016 Nov 14;15(1):554. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1607-9.

Author

Eliningaya J Kweka^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Livestock and Human Diseases Vector Control, Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, P.O. Box 3024, Arusha, Tanzania. kwekae@tpri.or.tz.
² Department of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania. kwekae@tpri.or.tz.

Abstract

Indoor malaria transmission reduction across sub-Saharan Africa has been attained through implementation of long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spray interventions with small-scale larval source management. Improvement of house structures in sub-Saharan Africa can lead to zero indoor malaria transmission with evidence from West Africa, East Africa and Middle East countries. Residual malaria transmission cannot be targeted well with LLINs and IRS alone, but with incorporation of house structures modifications it may be possible.

Keywords: Construction firms; Entomologists; House modification; Indoor transmission; Malaria.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
Animals
Construction Industry / methods*
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Humans
Malaria / epidemiology
Malaria / prevention & control*
Mosquito Control / methods*
Public Health / methods*