ReviewPLoS neglected tropical diseases2020
The importance of vector control for the control and elimination of vector-borne diseases.
Review in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 389 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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389 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 855 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- A systematic review of entomological outcomes and sampling approaches used in the evaluation of cluster randomised controlled trials for malaria vector control products.Malaria journal · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors of lymphatic filariasis in Asia: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Leishmaniasis in deployed military populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating the burden and transmission dynamics of chikungunya virus infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of public health · 2025Pooled it
- Vector borne disease control interventions in agricultural and irrigation areas in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review on malaria and dengue vaccines for the effective management of these mosquito borne diseases: Improving public health.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Pooled it
- Baseline malaria burden and pyrethroid resistance in Muheza, Tanzania informing a cluster randomized trial of the 3D window screens.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- Sea Lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) Harbour Putative Fish Pathogens: Insights From Illumina and Nanopore Sequencing.Journal of fish diseases · 2026Article
- Drivers of Viral Spillover: An Examination of How Pathogens Spread.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Acceptability of Integrated Vector Management ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Effect of fluralaner administration to domestic dogs on the bloodmeal profile of Triatoma infestans in a cluster-randomized trial in the Argentine Chaco.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Rethinking Dengue Preparedness in the Era of Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Digital Health: A Structured Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Less is more: modelling the impact of species-targeted versus broadcast larviciding in Anopheles funestus-dominated malaria transmission settings.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- Distinct Swimming Behaviours in Pupae ofEcology and evolution · 2026Article
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Abstract
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis exert a huge burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting the poorest of the poor. The principal method by which these diseases are controlled is through vector control, which has a long and distinguished history. Vector control, to a greater extent than drugs or vaccines, has been responsible for shrinking the map of many VBDs. Here, we describe the history of vector control programmes worldwide from the late 1800s to date. Pre 1940, vector control relied on a thorough understanding of vector ecology and epidemiology, and implementation of environmental management tailored to the ecology and behaviour of local vector species. This complex understanding was replaced by a simplified dependency on a handful of insecticide-based tools, particularly for malaria control, without an adequate understanding of entomology and epidemiology and without proper monitoring and evaluation. With the rising threat from insecticide-resistant vectors, global environmental change, and the need to incorporate more vector control interventions to eliminate these diseases, we advocate for continued investment in evidence-based vector control. There is a need to return to vector control approaches based on a thorough knowledge of the determinants of pathogen transmission, which utilise a range of insecticide and non-insecticide-based approaches in a locally tailored manner for more effective and sustainable vector control.
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