Laboratory-based efficacy evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis and temephos larvicides against larvae of Anopheles stephensi in Ethiopia
Abstract:Background: Malaria, transmitted by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, remains a global public health problem. The presence of an invasive Anopheles stephensi, capable of transmitting Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum parasites was first reported in Ethiopia in 2016. The ecology of An. stephensi is different from that of An. arabiensis, the primary Ethiopian malaria vector, and this suggests that alternative control strategies may be necessary. Larviciding may be an effective alternative strate… Show more
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