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Table 5 Integrated vector management components and the disease vectors they control in Eritrea

From: Consolidating strategic planning and operational frameworks for integrated vector management in Eritrea

Component

Intervention

Vector targets

Vector-borne diseases

Chemical control

LLINs

Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Phlebotomus sp.

Malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, dengue

IRS

Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Phlebotomus sp.

Malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, dengue

Larviciding

Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Phlebotomus, Biomphalaria sp.

Malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, dengue, schistosomiasis

Space spraying

Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Phlebotomus sp.

Malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, dengue

Household products

Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Phlebotomus

Malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, dengue

Environmental management and sanitation

Environmental manipulation and modification

Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Phlebotomus, Biomphalaria sp.

Malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, dengue, schistosomiasis

Biological control

Larval control

Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Phlebotomus sp.

Malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, dengue, schistosomiasis

Predators and competitors

Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Phlebotomus, Biomphalaria sp.

Malaria, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, dengue, schistosomiasis