| Title |
Larvivorous fish for preventing malaria transmission
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd008090.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Deirdre P Walshe, Paul Garner, Ahmed A Abdel-Hameed Adeel, Graham H Pyke, Tom Burkot |
| Abstract |
Adult anopheline mosquitoes transmit Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria. Some fish species eat mosquito larvae and pupae. In disease control policy documents, the World Health Organization includes biological control of malaria vectors by stocking ponds, rivers, and water collections near where people live with larvivorous fish to reduce Plasmodium parasite transmission. The Global Fund finances larvivorous fish programmes in some countries, and, with increasing efforts in eradication of malaria, policy makers may return to this option. We therefore assessed the evidence base for larvivorous fish programmes in malaria control. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 3 | 43% |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Scientists | 3 | 43% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 85 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 17% |
| Researcher | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 11% |
| Unknown | 24 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 21% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Unknown | 25 | 28% |
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