The impact of insecticide treated curtains on dengue virus transmission: A cluster randomized trial in Iquitos, Peru.

ABSTRACT: Dengue is one of the most important vector-borne diseases, resulting in an estimated hundreds of millions of infections annually throughout the tropics. Control of dengue is heavily dependent upon control of its primary mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti. Innovative interventions that are effective at targeting the adult stage of the mosquito are needed to increase the options for effective control. The use of insecticide-treated curtains (ITCs) has previously been shown to significantly reduce the abundance of Ae. aegypti in and around homes, but the impact of ITCs on dengue virus (DENV) transmission has not been rigorously quantified. A parallel arm cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted in Iquitos, Peru to quantify the impact of ITCs on DENV seroconversion as measured through pla

SUBMITTER: Lenhart A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7176142 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature