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.
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