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dc.contributor.authorTomerini, Deanna M
dc.contributor.authorDale, Pat E
dc.contributor.authorSipe, Neil
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:11:46Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:11:46Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2011-09-05T06:48:11Z
dc.identifier.issn8756-971X
dc.identifier.doi10.2987/10-6038.1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/40618
dc.description.abstractWe examined the relationship between types of mosquito control programs and the mosquito-borne Ross River virus (RRV) disease in Queensland, Australia. Mosquito control information was collected through a survey of the responsible agencies (local governments), and RRV disease notification data were provided by the Queensland state health authority. The study developed a typology of mosquito control programs, based on the approaches used. Based on the analysis of data on RRV disease rates between mosquito control types within 4 climatic regions, each region had different combinations of mosquito control strategies in their programs; there were also general similarities in the relationship between program types and RRV rates between the regions. The long-term RRV disease rates were lower in areas where the mosquito control program included pre-emptive (rather than reactive) surveillance based on an extensive (rather than incomplete) knowledge of mosquito habitats, and where treatment of both saltwater and freshwater habitats (compared to only saltwater habitats, in coastal areas) occurred. The data indicate that mosquito control is an effective public health intervention to reduce mosquito-borne disease; hence, climate change adaptation strategies should ensure that adequate resources are available for effective vector control so as to manage the risk of mosquito-borne diseases
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Mosquito Control Association
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom39
dc.relation.ispartofpageto44
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of the American Mosquito Control Association
dc.relation.ispartofvolume27
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchWildlife and habitat management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchZoology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410407
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3109
dc.titleDoes Mosquito Control Have an Effect on Mosquito-Borne Disease? The Case of Ross River Virus Disease and Mosquito Management in Queensland, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDale, Patricia E.


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