Monthly biological larviciding associated with a tenfold decrease in larval density in fish farming ponds and reduced community-wide malaria incidence in northwestern Brazil.
Pablo S FontouraMarcos F SilvaAnderson S da CostaFrancismar S RibeiroMarcílio S FerreiraSimone Ladeia-AndradeJuliana ToniniPriscila T RodriguesMarcia C CastroMarcelo Urbano FerreiraPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2021)
Regular larviciding is associated with a dramatic decrease in larval density and a modest but significant decrease in community-wide malaria incidence. Larviciding may provide a valuable complementary vector control strategy in commercial aquaculture settings across the Amazon.