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 |
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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 |