An Age-structured Model To Evaluate The Potential Of Novel Malaria Control Interventions: A Case Study Of Fungal Biopesticide

Main Category: Tropical Diseases
Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry
Article Date: 03 Sep 2008 - 0:00 PDT

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It has recently been proposed that mosquito vectors of human diseases, particularly malaria, may be controlled by spraying with fungal biopesticides that increase the rate of adult mortality.

Though fungal pathogens do not cause instantaneous mortality they can kill mosquitoes before they are old enough to transmit disease.

A model is developed..

(i) to explore the potential for fungal entomopathogens to reduce significantly infectious mosquito populations,

(ii) to assess the relatively value of the many different fungal strains that might be used, and

(iii) to help guide the tactical design of vector control programmes.

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