Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa
Date
2019-11-08Author
Shenton, Fiona C
Addissie, Adamu
Alabaster, Graham
Tenezaca, Maria Carrasco
Chinula, Dingani
Jatta, Ebrima
Jawara, Musa
Jones, Robert
Krystosik, Amy Robyn
Murima, Ng’Ang’a
Mutuku, Francis
Baziwe, Dorothy
Knudsen, Jakob
McCann, Robert
Nguela, Rachel Laure
Sanchez, Claudia Nieto
Nix, Emily
Okumu, Fredros
Ruel-Bergeron, Sarah
Spitzen, Jeroen
Tusting, Lucy S
Wilson, Anne L
Wood, Hannah
Zahouli Bi Zahouli, Julien
Davies, Michael
Lindsay, Steve W
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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