Prioritizing water security in the management of vector borne diseases: Lessons from Oaxaca, Mexico

Ali S Akanda; Kristine D. Johnson; Howard S. Ginsberg; Janelle Couret

doi:10.1029/2019gh000201

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Prioritizing water security in the management of vector borne diseases: Lessons from Oaxaca, Mexico

Ali S Akanda·Kristine D. Johnson·Howard S. Ginsberg·Janelle Couret

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Changes in human water use, along with temperature and rainfall patterns, are facilitating habitat spread and distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, the primary vectors for the transmission of Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses in the Americas. Artificial containers and wetspots provide major sources of mosquito larval habitat in residential areas. Mosquito abatement and control strategies remain the most effective public health interventions for minimizing the impact of these vector borne diseases. Understanding how water insecurity is conducive to the establishment and elimination of endemic mosquito populations, particularly in arid or semi-arid regions, is a vital component in shaping these intervention strategies.

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Ali S Akanda, Kristine D. Johnson, Howard S. Ginsberg, Janelle Couret. 2020-03-13. Prioritizing water security in the management of vector borne diseases: Lessons from Oaxaca, Mexico. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019gh000201

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