Project Title: Affordable, scalable, low-technology transfluthrin emanators for protecting against transmission of Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya viruses
Project Description: Existing repellent products are designed for middle and high-income country markets, where users can afford to replace or retreat them every day, week or month. However, these are too expensive and impractical for routine use in communities of low-income countries. We recently developed a low technology emanatory which releases repellent transfluthrin vapour more slowly, to provide protection against mosquitoes for months or even a year at a time. Thus far, however, this advice has only... Existing repellent products are designed for middle and high-income country markets, where users can afford to replace or retreat them every day, week or month. However, these are too expensive and impractical for routine use in communities of low-income countries. We recently developed a low technology emanatory which releases repellent transfluthrin vapour more slowly, to provide protection against mosquitoes for months or even a year at a time. Thus far, however, this advice has only been assessed against night-biting vectors of malaria and filariasis. The overall goal of this study is, therefore, to repeat these assessments of efficacy for the day-biting Aedes aegpti, the most globally important vector of Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika. The project will be implemented in Dar es Salaam, where Aedes is abundant and has been responsible for Dengue epidemics
Principal Investigator : Nicodem Govella
Department Name : EHES
Time frame: (2016-10-01) - (2017-09-30)
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) (Normal)
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