Mapping the potential use of endectocide-treated cattle to reduce malaria transmission

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dc.contributor.authorImbahale, Susan S.en
dc.contributor.authorMontana Lopez, Juliaen
dc.contributor.authorBrew, Joeen
dc.contributor.authorPaaijmansz, Krijnen
dc.contributor.authorRist, Cassidyen
dc.contributor.authorChaccour, Carlos J.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-23T16:50:04Zen
dc.date.available2019-07-23T16:50:04Zen
dc.date.issued2019-04-09en
dc.description.abstractTreating cattle with endectocide is a longstanding veterinary practice to reduce the load of endo and ectoparasites, but has the potential to be added to the malaria control and elimination toolbox, as it also kills malaria mosquitoes feeding on the animals. Here we used openly available data to map the areas of the African continent where high malaria prevalence in 2-10 year old children coincides with a high density of cattle and high density of the partly zoophilic malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis. That is, mapping the areas where treating cattle with endectocide would potentially have the greatest impact on reducing malaria transmission. In regions of Africa that are not dominated by rainforest nor desert, the map shows a scatter of areas in several countries where this intervention shows potential, including central and eastern sub-Saharan Africa. The savanna region underneath the Sahel in West Africa appears as the climatic block that would benefit to the largest extent from this intervention, encompassing several countries. West Africa currently presents the highest under-10 malaria prevalence and elimination within the next twenty years cannot be contemplated there with currently available interventions alone, making the use of endectocide treated cattle as a complementary intervention highly appealing.en
dc.description.notesISGlobal is a member of the CERCA Programme, Generalitat de Catalunya. Carlos Chaccour is supported by a Ramon Areces fellowship. Joe Brew is supported by an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Fellowship, Specific Grant Agreement 2016-1346.en
dc.description.sponsorshipRamon Areces fellowshipen
dc.description.sponsorshipErasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Fellowship [2016-1346]en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42356-xen
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322en
dc.identifier.other5826en
dc.identifier.pmid30967606en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/91923en
dc.identifier.volume9en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectboophilus-microplus infestationen
dc.subjectplasmodium-falciparumen
dc.subjectmilk-productionen
dc.subjectivermectinen
dc.subjectvectoren
dc.subjectanophelesen
dc.subjectinsecticideen
dc.subjectburdenen
dc.subjectzooprophylaxisen
dc.subjecteprinomectinen
dc.titleMapping the potential use of endectocide-treated cattle to reduce malaria transmissionen
dc.title.serialScientific Reportsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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