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Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa

2019; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/23748834.2019.1684771

2374-8842

Fiona C. Shenton, Adamu Addissie, Graham Alabaster, Dorothy Baziwe, Majo Carrasco-Tenezaca, Dingani Chinula, Ebrima Jatta, Musa Jawara, Robert T. Jones, Jakob Knudsen, Amy Krystosik, Robert S. McCann, Ng’Ang’a Murima, Francis Mutuku, Rachel Laure Nguela, Claudia Nieto-Sánchez, Emily Nix, Fredros O. Okumu, Sarah Ruel-Bergeron, Jeroen Spitzen, Lucy S. Tusting, Anne L. Wilson, Hannah Wood, Julien Z. B. Zahouli, Michael Davies, Steve W. Lindsay,

Malaria Research and Control

Mosquito-transmitted diseases are a major threat to health in sub-Saharan Africa, but could be reduced through modifications to the built environment. Here we report findings from a major workshop held to identify the research gaps in this area, namely: (1) evidence of the health benefits to changes to the built environment, (2) understanding how mosquitoes enter buildings, (3) novel methods for reducing mosquito-house entry, (4) sustainable approaches for reducing mosquito habitats, (5) case studies of micro-financing for healthy homes and (6) methods for increasing scale-up. Multidisciplinary research is essential to build out mosquito-transmitted diseases, and not build them in.