Malaria Vector Control Still Matters despite Insecticide Resistance

Trends in Parasitology
Haoues AloutAnna Cohuet

Abstract

Mosquito vectors' resistance to insecticides is usually considered a major threat to the recent progresses in malaria control. However, studies measuring the impact of interventions and insecticide resistance reveal inconsistencies when using entomological versus epidemiological indices. First, evaluation tests that do not reflect the susceptibility of mosquitoes when they are infectious may underestimate insecticide efficacy. Moreover, interactions between insecticide resistance and vectorial capacity reveal nonintuitive outcomes of interventions. Therefore, considering ecological interactions between vector, parasite, and environment highlights that the impact of insecticide resistance on the malaria burden is not straightforward and we suggest that vector control still matters despite insecticide resistance.

Citations

May 2, 2019·Scientific Reports·Margaux MulatierAnna Cohuet
Sep 8, 2017·PLoS Pathogens·Haoues AloutAnna Cohuet
Dec 26, 2018·Journal of Tropical Medicine·El Hadji Amadou NiangOleg Mediannikov
Aug 29, 2018·Evolutionary Applications·Benoît S AssogbaPierrick Labbé
Dec 31, 2020·Microorganisms·Zakaria AbdellahoumIdir Bitam
May 22, 2020·Mathematical Biosciences·Jemal Mohammed-AwelAbba B Gumel

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