The importance of vector control for the control and elimination of vector-borne diseases

AL Wilson, O Courtenay, LA Kelly-Hope… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis exert a huge
burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting the poorest of the poor …

[PDF][PDF] Insect vectors of Leishmania: distribution, physiology and their control

U Sharma, S Singh - J Vector Borne Dis, 2008 - academia.edu
Leishmaniasis is a deadly vector-borne disease that causes significant morbidity and
mortality in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Mediterranean regions. The causative agent of …

Insecticide Susceptibility of Phlebotomus argentipes in Visceral Leishmaniasis Endemic Districts in India and Nepal

DS Dinesh, ML Das, A Picado, L Roy… - PLoS Neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To investigate the DDT and deltamethrin susceptibility of Phlebotomus
argentipes, the vector of Leishmania donovani, responsible for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) …

Vector control by insecticide‐treated nets in the fight against visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent, what is the evidence?

B Ostyn, V Vanlerberghe, A Picado… - Tropical medicine & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a deadly vector‐borne disease that causes an estimated 500
000 new cases a year. In India, Nepal and Bangladesh, VL is caused by Leishmania …

Effect of village-wide use of long-lasting insecticidal nets on visceral Leishmaniasis vectors in India and Nepal: a cluster randomized trial

A Picado, ML Das, V Kumar, S Kesari… - PLoS Neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) control in the Indian subcontinent is currently based
on case detection and treatment, and on vector control using indoor residual spraying (IRS) …

Vector control interventions for visceral leishmaniasis elimination initiative in South Asia, 2005-2010

A Picado, AP Dash, S Bhattacharya… - Indian Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) Elimination Initiative in the Indian subcontinent
was launched in 2005 as a joint effort between the governments in the Region (India, Nepal …

Susceptibility status of the wild-caught Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), the sand fly vector of visceral leishmaniasis, to different …

L Roy, S Uranw, K Cloots, T Smekens… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is targeted for elimination as a public health
problem in Nepal by 2023. For nearly three decades, the core vector control intervention in …

Control of sand flies with attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) and potential impact on non-target organisms in Morocco

WA Qualls, GC Müller, K Khallaayoune, EE Revay… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background The persistence and geographical expansion of leishmaniasis is a major public
health problem that requires the development of effective integrated vector management …

Phlebotomus argentipes Seasonal Patterns in India and Nepal

A Picado, ML Das, V Kumar, DS Dinesh… - Journal of medical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The current control of Phebotomus argentipes (Annandale and Brunetti), the vector of
Leishmania donovani (Laveran and Mesnil), on the Indian subcontinent is base on indoor …

Progress in the mathematical modelling of visceral leishmaniasis

KS Rock, RJ Quinnell, GF Medley, O Courtenay - Advances in parasitology, 2016 - Elsevier
The leishmaniases comprise a complex of diseases characterized by clinical outcomes that
range from self-limiting to chronic, and disfiguring and stigmatizing to life threatening …