the-use-piper-amalago-var-amalago-as-an-eco-friendly-insecticide

The Use of Piper amalago var. amalago as an Eco-Friendly Insecticide Synergist in the Management of Aedes Aegypti

Resistance to insecticides challenges the management of Ae. aegypti, the main vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses in the Caribbean and Latin ...

University of The West Indies

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in developing countries like the Caribbean, negatively affect multiple income-generating sectors, including the tourism industry upon which island states are highly dependent. Insect-transmitted NTDs include, but are not limited to, malaria, dengue and lymphatic filariasis. Control measures for these disease, are often ignored because of the associated cost. Many of the developing country members are thus retained in a financially crippling cycle, balancing the cost of prophylactic measures with that of controlling an outbreak.The purpose of the paper is to bring awareness to NTDs transmitted by insects of importance to humans, and to assess factors affecting such control, in the English-speaking Caribbean.

Chelsea Frank

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