1. Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa
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Francis M. Mutuku, Maria Carrasco Tenezaca, Dingani Chinula, Michael Davies, Jeroen Spitzen, Robert S. McCann, Fiona C. Shenton, Julien Zahouli Bi Zahouli, Ebrima Jatta, Rachel Laure Nguela, Graham Alabaster, Sarah Ruel-Bergeron, Ng’Ang’a Murima, Dorothy Baziwe, Anne L. Wilson, Hannah Wood, Steve W. Lindsay, Fredros O. Okumu, Amy R. Krystosik, Emily Nix, Lucy S. Tusting, Robert T Jones, Jakob Knudsen, Musa Jawara, Claudia Nieto Sanchez, and Adamu Addissie
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Sub saharan ,fungi ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,wa_240 ,wa_395 ,Health benefits ,PE&RC ,Laboratorium voor Entomologie ,wa_795 ,wa_110 ,wc_750 ,Urban Studies ,Geography ,Multidisciplinary approach ,parasitic diseases ,Life Science ,Laboratory of Entomology ,Environmental planning ,Built environment - Abstract
Mosquito-transmitted diseases are a major threat to health in sub-Saharan Africa, but could be reduced through modifications to the built environment. Here we report findings from a major workshop held to identify the research gaps in this area, namely: (1) evidence of the health benefits to changes to the built environment, (2) understanding how mosquitoes enter buildings, (3) novel methods for reducing mosquito-house entry, (4) sustainable approaches for reducing mosquito habitats, (5) case studies of micro-financing for healthy homes and (6) methods for increasing scale-up. Multidisciplinary research is essential to build out mosquito-transmitted diseases, and not build them in.
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- 2022
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