Comparison of Novel Sandfly Control Interventions: A Pilot Study in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: In this pilot comparative study, we investigated and compared the effects of existing vector control tools on sandfly densities and mortality to inform and support the National Kala-azar Elimination Program (NKEP). The interventions included insecticidal wall painting (IWP), reduced-coverage insecticidal durable wall lining (DWL), insecticide-impregnated bednets (ITN), and indoor residual spraying with deltamethrin (IRS). Sakhua union with seven villages was the study area, which was the most highly endemic visceral leishmaniasis union in Trishal upazila, Bangladesh. Each cluster containing the different interventions included approximately 50 households. Study methods included random selection of clusters, collection of sandfly by CDC light trap and manual aspirator to determine sandfly d

SUBMITTER: Ghosh D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8641341 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature