Malaria morbidity in Papua Indonesia, an area with multidrug resistant Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum
Karyana, M.; Burdarm, L.; Yeung, S.; Kenangalem, E.; Wariker, N.; Maristela, R.; Umana, K.Gde.; Vemuri, R.; Okoseray, M.J.; Penttinen, P.M.; Ebsworth, P.; Sugiarto, P.; Anstey, N.M.; Tjitra, E.; Price, R.N.
Malaria Journal 7: 148
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1475-2875 PMID: 18673572 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-148Document Number: 203023
Vectors of trypanosomiasis - tsetse (Glossinidae) in Africa, kissing-bugs (Triatominae) in Latin America - are very different insects but share demographic characteristics that render them highly vulnerable to available control methods. For both, the main operational problems relate to re-invasion of treated areas, and the solution seems to be in very large-scale interventions covering biologically-relevant areas rather than adhering to administrative boundaries. In this review we present the underlying rationale, operational background and progress of the various trypanosomiasis vector control initiatives active in both continents.