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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 Ferreroomez*, Derciliano Lopes da Cruz, Morgana do Nascimento

Xavier, Deinilson Conselheiro Mendes, Rosˆangela Maria Rodrigues Barbosa,

Constˆancia Fl´avia Junqueira Ayres , andelio 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