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Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa

Shenton, Fiona C.; Addissie, Adamu; Alabaster, Graham; Baziwe, Dorothy; Carrasco Tenezaca, Maria; Chinula, Dingani; Jatta, Ebrima; Jawara, Musa; Jones, Robert; Knudsen, Jakob; Krystosik, Amy Robyn; McCann, Robert; Murima, Ng’Ang’a; Mutuku, Francis; Nguela, Rachel Laure; Nieto Sanchez, Claudia; Nix, Emily; Okumu, Fredros; Ruel-Bergeron, Sarah; Spitzen, Jeroen; Tusting, Lucy S.; Wilson, Anne L.; Wood, Hannah; Zahouli Bi Zahouli, Julien; Davies, Michael; Lindsay, Steve W.

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Authors

Fiona C. Shenton

Adamu Addissie

Graham Alabaster

Dorothy Baziwe

Maria Carrasco Tenezaca

Dingani Chinula

Ebrima Jatta

Musa Jawara

Robert Jones

Jakob Knudsen

Amy Robyn Krystosik

Robert McCann

Ng’Ang’a Murima

Francis Mutuku

Rachel Laure Nguela

Claudia Nieto Sanchez

Emily Nix

Fredros Okumu

Sarah Ruel-Bergeron

Jeroen Spitzen

Lucy S. Tusting

Anne L. Wilson

Hannah Wood

Julien Zahouli Bi Zahouli

Michael Davies



Abstract

Mosquito-transmitted diseases are a major threat to health in sub-Saharan Africa, but could be reduced through modifications to the built environment. Here we report findings from a major workshop held to identify the research gaps in this area, namely: (1) evidence of the health benefits to changes to the built environment, (2) understanding how mosquitoes enter buildings, (3) novel methods for reducing mosquito-house entry, (4) sustainable approaches for reducing mosquito habitats, (5) case studies of micro-financing for healthy homes and (6) methods for increasing scale-up. Multidisciplinary research is essential to build out mosquito-transmitted diseases, and not build them in.

Citation

Shenton, F. C., Addissie, A., Alabaster, G., Baziwe, D., Carrasco Tenezaca, M., Chinula, D., …Lindsay, S. W. (2022). Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa. Cities and Health, 6(1), 72-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1684771

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 19, 2019
Online Publication Date Nov 8, 2019
Publication Date 2022
Deposit Date Nov 15, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Cities & health
Print ISSN 2374-8834
Electronic ISSN 2374-8842
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Issue 1
Pages 72-80
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1684771

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits
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