Efficacy of Olyset long-lasting bednets to control transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran.
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.
Emami
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Sepahan Green-Thou Plant Pathology and Medical Entomology Centre, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran. motovaliema@yahoo.com
Yazdi
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Guillet
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D000818:Animals; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007300:Insect Control / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology; D057148:Insecticide-Treated Bednets; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data