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■Contents
16.3
TREATED METHOD
256
16.4
LABORATORY TESTING
256
16.5
FIELD TESTING
261
16.6
INFLUENCING FACTORS
265
16.7
CHALLENGES AND CONCLUSIONS: TOWARDS AN INTERNA-
TIONAL STANDARD
265
Section X
Case Studies: Putting Knowledge into Action
Chapter 17 ■A Case Study: How the Rephaiah Project Combats Malaria in
Young Children
269
Wilfred Dodoli, Titha Dzowela, Sveinbjorn Gizurarson*, Emmanuel Mwathunga,
Precious Ngwalero Katundu, Urður Njarðv´ik, Krist´in Linda Ragnarsd´ottir , and
Guðlaug Mar´ia Sveinbj¨ornsd´ottir
17.1
INTRODUCTION
270
17.2
MOSQUITO TRANSMITTED MALARIA IN MALAWI
272
17.3
GEOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE AND DEMOGRAPHY OF THE
COUNTRY
272
17.4
WHO OPERATION AND MOSQUITO CONTROL IN MALAWI
275
17.5
SUCCESSES AND FAILURES IN MOSQUITO CONTROL IN
MALAWI
276
17.5.1
Successes
276
17.5.2
Failures
277
17.6
CONSEQUENCES OF CEREBRAL MALARIA IN YOUNG CHILDREN
277
17.7
SUPPORTING THE PROJECT
278
17.8
CONCLUSION
279
Chapter 18 ■Strengthening the Control of Mosquito Vectors in
Cabo Verde
283
Lara Ferrero G´omez*, Derciliano Lopes da Cruz, Morgana do Nascimento
Xavier, Deinilson Conselheiro Mendes, Rosˆangela Maria Rodrigues Barbosa,
Constˆancia Fl´avia Junqueira Ayres , and H´elio Daniel Ribeiro Rocha
18.1
INTRODUCTION
284
18.2
STUDY AREA
285
18.3
PILOT STUDY I
286
18.3.1
Assessment of the use of substances with attractive power in ovi-
traps
286
18.3.2
Material and Methods
286
18.3.3
Results
288
18.3.4
Discussion
289