The additional benefit of residual spraying and insecticide-treated curtains for dengue control over current best practice in Cuba: Evaluation of disease incidence in a cluster randomized trial in a low burden setting with intensive routine control.
Maria Eugenia ToledoVeerle VanlerbergheJulio Popa RosalesMayelin MirabalPedro CabreraViviana FonsecaTania Gómez PadrónMirtha Pérez MenziesDomingo MontadaPatrick Van der StuyftPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Adding RIT to an intensive routine Aedes control programme has a transient effect on the already moderate low entomological infestation levels, while ITC did not have any effect. For both interventions, we didn't evidence impact on disease incidence. Further studies are needed to evaluate impact in settings with high Aedes infestation and arbovirus case load.