Effectiveness of Aedes-borne infectious disease control in Latin America and the Caribbean region: A scoping review

V Mulderij-Jansen, P Pundir, ME Grillet, T Lakiang… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are primary vectors of emerging or re-
emerging arboviruses that threaten public health worldwide. Many efforts have been made …

Interventions against Aedes/dengue at the household level: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CA Montenegro-Quiñonez, VR Louis, O Horstick… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Because the evidence for the role of structural housing and combinations of
interventions (domestic or peri-domestic) against Aedes mosquitoes or dengue is still …

Chemical Composition, Larvicidal and Repellent Activities of Wild Plant Essential Oils against Aedes aegypti

MG Abbas, A Haris, M Binyameen, A Nazir… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes are the deadliest insects alive due to the transmission of
pathogens that cause diseases. Plant essential oils are considered an alternative to …

Insecticide resistance compromises the control of Aedes aegypti in Bangladesh

HM Al‐Amin, N Gyawali, M Graham… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND With no effective drugs or widely available vaccines, dengue control in
Bangladesh is dependent on targeting the primary vector Aedes aegypti with insecticides …

Wolbachia wAlbB inhibit dengue and Zika infection in the mosquito Aedes aegypti with an Australian background

LE Hugo, G Rašić, AJ Maynard… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Biological control of mosquito vectors using the endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia is an
emerging strategy for the management of human arboviral diseases. We recently described …

Evaluation of the protective efficacy of a spatial repellent to reduce malaria incidence in children in western Kenya compared to placebo: study protocol for a cluster …

EO Ochomo, JE Gimnig, A Bhattarai, AM Samuels… - Trials, 2022 - Springer
Background Spatial repellents are widely used for prevention of mosquito bites and
evidence is building on their public health value, but their efficacy against malaria incidence …

Indoor resting behavior of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in northeastern Thailand

C Seang-Arwut, Y Hanboonsong, V Muenworn… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Aedes aegypti is a vector of several arboviruses, notably dengue virus (DENV),
which causes dengue fever and is often found resting indoors. Culex spp. are largely …

Insecticide-based approaches for dengue vector control

SA Ritchie, GJ Devine… - … and Control of …, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
Vector control is, and will continue to be, an essential component of dengue prevention
programs, but in modern cities with highly mobile human populations and inadequate vector …

The oral repellent–science fiction or common sense? Insects, vector-borne diseases, failing strategies, and a bold proposition

IL Bauer - Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2023 - Springer
Over the last decades, unimaginable amounts of money have gone into research and
development of vector control measures, repellents, treatment, and vaccines for vector borne …

Rapid detection of kdr mutation F1534C in Aedes aegypti using recombinase polymerase amplification and lateral flow dipsticks

M Ahmed, NS Nath, LE Hugo, GJ Devine… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Insecticide resistance monitoring is essential in assessing the efficacy of vector control
measures. However, gold standard PCR-based molecular analyses for insecticide …