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Conclusion

Pyrethroid-based insecticidal paint can be an effective strategy for the intra-household

control of Ae. aegypti from the city of Praia, Cabo Verde, however it is recommended to be

used on porous surfaces and to prove, in a pilot field study, its effectiveness and residuality

directly on painted surfaces in buildings.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank to: the students of the Grupo de Investigação em Doenças Tropicais

(GIDTpiaget) by their participation in field work, the University Jean Piaget (UniPi-

aget) by the logistical support, Dra. Marga Miquel for her collaboration in conducting

pilot studies 1 and 2, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

(CAPES) for financial support (Pró-Mobilidade CAPES/AULP Program) to carry out

the pilot study 2, Dr. Iemke Postma for the correction of English, INESFLY for sup-

porting insecticidal paints and SITA SA for entrusting us the evaluation of insecticidal

paints. This chapter is partly based on work performed within the framework of IMAAC

(https://imaac.eu/) related to COST Action CA16227 (Investigation & Mathe-

matical Analysis of Avant-garde Disease Control via Mosquito Nano-Tech-Repellents,

https://cost.eu/actions/CA16227/), supported by COST Association (Euro-

pean Cooperation in Science and Technology).