Targeting cattle for malaria elimination: marked reduction of Anopheles arabiensis survival for over six months using a slow-release ivermectin implant formulation

Targeting cattle for malaria elimination: marked reduction of Anopheles arabiensis survival for over six months using a slow-release ivermectin implant formulation

Background: Mosquitoes that feed on animals can survive and mediate residual transmission of malaria even after most humans have been protected with insecticidal bednets or indoor residual sprays. Ivermectin is a widely-used drug for treating parasites of humans and animals that is also insecticid...

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Main Authors: Chaccour, C.J. (Carlos J.), Ngha'bi, K. (Kija), Abizanda-Sarasa, G. (Gloria), Irigoyen-Barrio, A. (Angel), Aldaz, A. (Azucena), Okumu, F. (Fredros), Slater, H. (Hannah), Pozo, J.L. (José Luis) del, Killeen, G. (Gerry)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: BioMed Central 2023
Subjects:
Residual transmission
Ivermectin
Endectocides
Cattle
Zoophagy
Slow release
Pharmacokinetics
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/65670

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