Assessing the combined effects of household type and insecticide effectiveness for kala-azar vector control using indoor residual spraying: a case study from North Bihar, India

Assessing the combined effects of household type and insecticide effectiveness for kala-azar vector control using indoor residual spraying: a case study from North Bihar, India

Abstract Background Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is the mainstay for vector control intervention of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India. Little is known on the control effects of IRS on different household types. Here, we assessed if IRS with insecticides has an equal residual and interventional...

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Main Authors: Rakesh Mandal, Vijay Kumar, Shreekant Kesari, Pradeep Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Kala-azar
Sand fly control
Spatio-temporal distribution
Indoor residual spraying
Insecticide susceptibility
Residual efficacy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3670-x

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