Cattle-related risk factors for malaria in southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the low to moderate intensity of malaria transmission present in Ethiopia, malaria is still a leading public health problem. Current vector control interventions, principally long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying, when deployed alone or in combination, are insufficient to control the dominant vector species due to their exophagic and exophilic tendencies. Zooprophylaxis presents a potential supplementary vector control method for malaria; however, supporting evidence for its efficacy has been mixed.

Methods

To identify risk factors of malaria and to estimate the association between cattle and Anopheles vector abundance as well as malaria risk, a cross-sectional study was conducted in a village near Arba Minch, Ethiopia. Epidemiologica

SUBMITTER: Chan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9188194 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature