SynthesisBMC public health2015
Meta-analysis of studies on chemical, physical and biological agents in the control of Aedes aegypti.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of natural predators, microbial bioinsecticides, and plant-based bioinsecticides to reduce mosquito-borne disease burden: a systematic review.Journal of medical entomology · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Impacts of Educational Interventions to Control Breeding Sites of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Mathematical Models of Dengue Transmission and Vector Control: 2010-2020.Viruses · 2023Pooled it
- Assessing the effects of interventions for Aedes aegypti control: systematic review and meta-analysis of cluster randomised controlled trials.BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Is Dengue Vector Control Deficient in Effectiveness or Evidence?: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2016Pooled it
- Biological control strategy with Poecilia reticulata for the reduction of Aedes spp. and Culex sp. in urban stormwater drains: Experience at Universidad del Valle, Cali, ColombiaBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2026Article
- Water Pollution Assessment and Community Perception of Major Rivers in Ghana.Environmental health insights · 2026Article
- Global distribution and impact of knockdown resistance mutations in Aedes aegypti on pyrethroid resistance.Parasites & vectors · 2025Review
- Exploitation of Endemic Extremophilic Microbial Strains Isolated from Date Palm Fibrillium in the Saoura Region (Southwest Algeria) as Potential Biocontrol Agents Against Mosquitoes.Journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2025Article
- Impact of urban biodiversity and climate change on children's health and well being.Pediatric research · 2025Review
- Evidence map of strategies for preventing and controllingRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2025Review
- [Current Status of Domestic Mosquito Control in 2022].Jugan geon-gang gwa jilbyeong · 2024Article
- Susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to public health insecticides in Southern Afar Region, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2024Article
- The greatest Dengue epidemic in Brazil: Surveillance, Prevention, and Control.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2024Review
- An effective pan-serotype dengue vaccine and enhanced control strategies could help in reducing the severe dengue burden in Bangladesh-A perspective.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Dengue as a Disease Threatening Global Health: A Narrative Review Focusing on Latin America and Brazil.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Review
- Increasing Dengue Burden and Severe Dengue Risk in Bangladesh: An Overview.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Review
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- Effectiveness of Aedes-borne infectious disease control in Latin America and the Caribbean region: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAedes aegypti is a vector of international concern because it can transmit to humans three important arboviral diseases: yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya. Epidemics that are repeated year after year in a variety of urban centers indicate that there are control failures, allowing the vector to continue expanding.
methodsTo identify the most effective vector control strategies and the factors that contributed to the success or failure of each strategy, we carried out a systematic review with meta-analysis of articles published in 12 databases, from 1974 to the month of December 2013. We evaluated the association between the use of whatever chemical substance, mechanical agent, biological or integrated actions against A. aegypti and the control of the vector, as measured by 10 indicators.
resultsWe found 2,791 articles, but after careful selection, only 26 studies remained for analysis related to control interventions implemented in 15 countries, with 5 biological, 5 chemical, 3 mechanical and 13 integrated strategies. The comparison among all of them, indicated that the control of A. aegypti is significantly associated with the type of strategy used, and that integrated interventions consist of the most effective method for controlling A. aegypti.
conclusionsThe most effective control method was the integrated approach, considering the influence of eco-bio-social determinants in the virus-vector-man epidemiological chain, and community involvement, starting with community empowerment as active agents of vector control.
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