Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.
Malar J. 2010 May 25;9:142. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-142.
Malaria pathogens are transmitted to humans by the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes. The juvenile stages of these mosquitoes develop in a variety of water bodies and are key targets for vector control campaigns involving the application of larvicides. The effective operational implementation of these campaigns is difficult, time consuming, and expensive. New evidence however, suggests that adult mosquitoes can be co-opted into disseminating larvicides in a far more targeted and efficient manner than can be achieved using conventional methods.
疟原虫通过雌性按蚊的叮咬传播给人类。这些蚊子的幼虫阶段在各种水体中发育,是涉及使用杀幼虫剂的病媒控制运动的关键目标。然而,这些运动的有效实施是困难的、耗时的和昂贵的。新的证据表明,与传统方法相比,成年蚊子可以更有针对性和更有效地传播杀幼虫剂。