8. Larval source management for malaria control: prospects for new technologies and community involvement

Abstract

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Societal Uses of the Main Water Bodies Inhabited by Malaria Vectors and Implications for Larval Source Management

“…This demand highlights the communities' concern over the potential negative impacts such interventions could have on their daily lives, stressing the importance of mitigating these effects through thoughtful planning and the establishment of support systems. It is increasingly recognized that environmental management for malaria control must be integrated with local development needs (Berlin Rubin et al, 2020;Koenraadt, 2021;Hakizimana et al, 2022). Our findings add to this by proving the importance of not only addressing the public health aspects of malaria control but considering the broader implications on community access to water, agricultural practices, and overall economic well-being.…”

“…Similar patterns were observed in Malawi, where community dependence on mosquito larval habitats for various activities was reported . This highlights the need for a careful balance between implementing public health measures to combat malaria and ensuring the well-being of communities, especially in areas where livelihood and daily activities are connected to the environment (Walker and Lynch, 2007;Koenraadt, 2021).…”

“…This demand highlights the communities' concern over the potential negative impacts such interventions could have on their daily lives, stressing the importance of mitigating these effects through thoughtful planning and the establishment of support systems. It is increasingly recognized that environmental management for malaria control must be integrated with local development needs (Berlin Rubin et al, 2020;Koenraadt, 2021; addressing the public health aspects of malaria control but considering the broader implications on community access to water, agricultural practices, and overall economic well-being. Successful LSM interventions require a holistic understanding of local ecosystems and socio-economic dynamics; ensuring that efforts to combat malaria do not inadvertently compromise the resources upon which communities depend.…”

Environmental Management and Sanitation as a Malaria Vector Control Strategy: A Qualitative Cross-Sectional Study Among Stakeholders, Sunyani Municipality, Ghana

“…40 Except intermittent preventive treatment of pregnant women, IPTp (currently the use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine was mentioned), other important and sensitive supplementary or alternatives methods such as mass drug administration for the general population, gene drive technology (ie, genetically modified mosquitoes), and biological control methods such as the use of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) as a novel biological control agent for malaria and its vector control in the community that was mentioned by another research study from Tanzania [41][42][43] were not mentioned by the participants of this current study. This could be due to either the lack of knowledge and/or the non-availability of such options in our study area.…”