| Literature DB >> 28499699 |
Haoues Alout1, Pierrick Labbé2, Fabrice Chandre3, Anna Cohuet4.
Abstract
Mosquito vectors' resistance to insecticides is usually considered a major threat to the recent progresses in malaria control. However, studies measuring the impact of interventions and insecticide resistance reveal inconsistencies when using entomological versus epidemiological indices. First, evaluation tests that do not reflect the susceptibility of mosquitoes when they are infectious may underestimate insecticide efficacy. Moreover, interactions between insecticide resistance and vectorial capacity reveal nonintuitive outcomes of interventions. Therefore, considering ecological interactions between vector, parasite, and environment highlights that the impact of insecticide resistance on the malaria burden is not straightforward and we suggest that vector control still matters despite insecticide resistance.Entities:
Keywords: Anopheles; epidemiological impact; insecticide resistance; malaria; vectorial capacity
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28499699 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.04.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Parasitol ISSN: 1471-4922