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SUBMITTER: Kositz C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722049 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kositz Christian C Talina Jeptah J Diau Jason J Asugeni Rowena R Whitehorn Cheryl C Mabey David D Chaccour Carlos C Marks Michael M
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 20170301 3
<h4>Background</h4>The Solomon Islands is targeting elimination of malaria by 2030. The dominant vector is the predominantly exophagic, exophilic Anopheles farauti sensu strictu. This biting behaviour limits the efficacy of conventional vector control tools and highlights the need for new strategies. When administered to humans ivermectin has been shown to have a mosquitocidal effect. Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin is an emerging strategy in the control of scabies. In this study ...[more]