Larvivorous fish for preventing malaria transmission (Review)

Walshe, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5531-2368, Garner, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-6941, Abdel-Hameed Adeel, Ahmed, Pyke, Graham and Burkot, Tom (2013) 'Larvivorous fish for preventing malaria transmission (Review)'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 12, CD008090.

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Abstract

Adult anopheline mosquitoes transmit Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria. Some fish species eat mosquito larvae and pupae. In disease control policy documents, the World Health Organization includes biological control of malaria vectors by stocking ponds, rivers, and water collections near where people live with larvivorous fish to reduce Plasmodium parasite transmission. The Global Fund finances larvivorous fish programmes in some countries, and, with increasing efforts in eradication of malaria, policy makers may return to this option. We therefore assessed the evidence base for larvivorous fish programmes in malaria control.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This review is published as a Cochrane Review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 12, CD008090. Cochrane Reviews are regularly updated as new evidence emerges and in response to comments and criticisms, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews should be consulted for the most recent version of the Review.
Subjects:	QX Parasitology > Protozoa > QX 135 Plasmodia QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 510 Mosquitoes QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 515 Anopheles QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 600 Insect control. Tick control QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 650 Insect vectors WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 765 Prevention and control
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008090.pub2
Related URLs:	http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews
Depositing User:	Christianne Esparza
Date Deposited:	18 Dec 2013 10:49
Last Modified:	04 Dec 2020 15:30
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/3527

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