Efficacy of Olyset long-lasting bednets to control transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran.

Abstract

A large-scale intervention field trial of the effect of Olyset long-lasting insecticide-treated bednets on transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis was carried out in 2 cities in the Islamic Republic of Iran from October 2003 to July 2005. We enrolled 8620 individuals in 3000 households in 6 pairs of sectors in each city. Epidemiological and entomological surveys were carried out pre- and post-intervention. In both cities a statistically significant reduction was found in the incidence of new cases in intervention sectors who received bednets compared with control areas. Entomological surveys showed a reduction in numbers of female Phlebotomus sergenti captured indoors in intervention sectors.

• Authors: M M Emami, M Yazdi, P Guillet
• Journal: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit (East Mediterr Health J) 2009 Sep-Oct Vol. 15 Issue 5 Pg. 1075-83 ISSN: 1020-3397 [Print] Egypt
• PMID: 20214120 (Publication Type: Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Animals
• Chi-Square Distribution
• Female
• Health Education
• Humans
• Incidence
• Insect Control (instrumentation)
• Insect Vectors (parasitology, physiology)
• Insecticide-Treated Bednets
• Iran (epidemiology)
• Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous (epidemiology, prevention & control, transmission)
• Phlebotomus (parasitology, physiology)
• Population Density
• Seasons
• Time Factors
• Urban Health (statistics & numerical data)