Community-based biological control of malaria mosquitoes using Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) in Rwanda: community awareness, acceptance and participation

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Chantal Marie Ingabire, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Alexis Rulisa, Fredrick Kateera, Bart Van Den Borne, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Leon Mutesa, Michelle Van Vugt, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, Willem Takken, Jane Alaii
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2017
• Subjects: Malaria; Community knowledge; Acceptance; Participation; Larval source management; Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Three Arms
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-2046-y; https://doaj.org/article/673957a89c1a4d20962913e3f4d0e214

Abstract Background Targeting the aquatic stages of malaria vectors via larval source management (LSM) in collaboration with local communities could accelerate progress towards malaria elimination when deployed in addition to existing vector control strategies. However, the precise role that communi...