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Rev Biomed 2008; 19 (1)

Cuban advisory to malaria vector control programs in two African endemic countries and in the outbreak control in Jamaica

Marquetti MC, Rojas L, Pomier O

Language: Spanish
References: 24
Page: 17-25
PDF size: 157.14 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction. Malaria is the main health problem in Africa while in America 264 of the 869 millions people of the continent live in ecological transmission risk.
Objective. To report results of the work carried out by the Cuban advisory to malaria vector control programs in two African endemic countries and in the outbreak control in Jamaica.
Materials and Methods. Advisory was developed in The Gambia and Nigeria (Africa) and Jamaica. Water bodies were surveyed looking for anopheline presence. Malaria vector controls methods were reviewed to improve them.
Results. The main breeding sites were identified. We found Anopheles sp. and Anopheles albimanus breeding in polluted water in Nigeria and Jamaica respectively. During the outbreak spatial termic treatment using Malathion as adulticide and burn oil as larvicides were used in Jamaica. Factors affecting the mosquito impregnated bed net were identified in The Gambia and Nigeria.
Conclusions. This advisor ship contributed the improvement of malaria control programs by means of project financings and the establishment of an entomological laboratory as well as the participation massive campaigns bed net impregnation in The Gambia. Besides it was introduced the use of biolarvicidas in some of the breeding sites in both African countries. With political and the participation of several organization and advisory from different countries the outbreak was stopped in Jamaica.


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