Metofluthrin: investigations into the use of a volatile spatial pyrethroid in a global spread of dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses

Abstract

Background: Metofluthrin reduces biting activity in Aedes aegypti through the confusion, knockdown, and subsequent kill of a mosquito. A geographical spread in dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, increases intervention demands. Response to a Zika outbreak may require a different strategy than dengue, as high-risk individuals, specifically pregnant women, need to be targeted.

Authors Buhagiar, Tamara S.; Devine, Gregor J.; Ritchie, Scott A.
Journal PARASITES & VECTORS
Pages
Volume 10
Date 1/05/2017
Grant ID W911QY-15-1-0006
Funding Body Deployed Warfighter Deployment Grant
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1186/s13071-017-2219-0