Objective:
To effectively suppress dengue transmission in Brazil by the
use of novel mosquito traps that are placed in households, public
buildings and working places
Rationale:
Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever are among the most
important vector-borne diseases predominantly affecting poor
populations. Some 2.5 billion people are at-risk and there are 50
to 100 million cases worldwide every year. There is no specific
treatment
and no vaccine available for the disease. Conventional mosquito
control does not work in highly urbanized areas due to a variety
of reasons including the ineffectiveness of large scale insecticidal
fogging,
costs and laborious application of skin repellents, inability
to use insecticides indoors and limited protection of bed nets
during the day, among others. As a result, effective control of dengue
vectors remains a challenging task.
Innovation/Expected
Results: This project aims to fight the problem
where it appears — inside households and public buildings. A
recently developed trap system, the BG-Sentinel, has proved highly
efficient in controlling dengue vectors and has the potential to
be produced economically in a large scale due to its simple technology.
By
deploying efficient traps for dengue vectors in public and
private buildings, the project will enable individuals, families, and
communities to measure risk and take action to prevent the disease.
This project targets 600 households (roughly 3,000 people) to
pioneer this new dengue prevention strategy. Upon successful proof
of concept, government agencies and NGO s involved in the National
Program for Dengue Control in Brazil (and potentially other
countries) could adopt this strategy to combat dengue outbreaks.
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