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Table 3 Chemical-based and non-chemical vector control methods applicable in South Sudan

From: Integrated vector management: a critical strategy for combating vector-borne diseases in South Sudan

Vector control method

Major vectors targeted

Vector-borne disease targeted

Indoor residual spraying

Indoor biting/resting female Anopheles mosquitoes; phlebotomine sandflies

Malaria, lymphatic filariasis, visceral leishmaniasis

Long-lasting insecticidal nets

Indoor biting/resting female Anopheles mosquitoes; phlebotomine sandflies

Malaria, lymphatic filariasis, visceral leishmaniasis

Other insecticide-impregnated materials

Anopheles, Aedes, Culex mosquitoes; phlebotomine sandflies; tsetse flies; Simulium damnosum blackflies

Malaria, dengue, lymphatic filariasis, Human African trypanosomiasis, onchocerciasis

Molluscicides

Freshwater snails (Biomphilaria, Bulinus, Onchomelania); mosquitoes Anopheles, Aedes, Culex

Schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, malaria, dengue

Insect traps

Anopheles, Aedes, Culex mosquitoes; tsetse flies

Malaria, dengue, human African trypanosomiasis

Chemical and biological Larvicides

Anopheles, Aedes, Culex mosquitoes; Simulium damnosum blackflies

Malaria, dengue, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis

Environmental modification/manipulation

Anopheles, Aedes, Culex mosquitoes; freshwater snails (Biomphilaria, Bulinus, Onchomelania)

Malaria, dengue, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis

House modification

Indoor biting/resting female Anopheles mosquitoes

Malaria, lymphatic filariasis

Larvivorous fish

Anopheles, Aedes, Culex mosquitoes

Malaria, lymphatic filariasis

Non-larvivorous natural predators

Freshwater snails (Biomphilaria, Bulinus, Onchomelania)

Schistosomiasis

Polystyrene beads

Mosquitoes

Malaria, dengue, lymphatic filariasis

Topical repellents

Mosquitoes; tsetse flies

Human African trypanosomiasis