What is an integrated vector control method?

Integrated vector management (IVM) is a rational decision-making process that encourages optimal use of resources for efficient, cost-effective and sustainable vector control.

What are the vector control measures?

Methods of vector control include the elimination or management of larval habitats, larviciding with insecticides, the use of biological agents and the application of adulticides.

What is the most effective prevention method for vector borne disease?

Make sure you keep strict hygiene control of food, and avoid unpasteurized dairy products in areas where tick-borne encephalitis can be transmitted. Vectors such as mosquitoes, sandflies and ticks can transmit serious infectious diseases both in the WHO European Region and globally.

How can we prevent and control vector-borne diseases?

Protect yourselves against stings/bites

  1. Wear loose, light-coloured long-sleeved tops and trousers.
  2. Use DEET-containing insect repellent on exposed parts of the body and clothing.
  3. Take additional preventive measures when hiking or going to scrubby areas.

What are the four major vectors?

The four major types of vectors are plasmids, viral vectors, cosmids, and artificial chromosomes. Of these, the most commonly used vectors are plasmids. Common to all engineered vectors have an origin of replication, a multicloning site, and a selectable marker.

Why is vector control important?

Vector control is crucial to reduce the incidence of infection from diseases; this is especially important for those for which there is currently no effective cure or preventive medical measures available, such as Dengue, West Nile virus and Chikungunya virus.

What are the different vector control measures for various types of vectors?

VECTOR CONTROL MEASURES

  • Use of mosquito repellent creams, liquids, coils, mats etc.
  • Wearing of full sleeve shirts and full pants with socks.
  • Use of bednets for sleeping infants and young children during day time to prevent mosquito bite.

Why is controlling the vector important to control the disease?

How can vectors be stopped from passing on diseases?

Killing the vectors with ectoparasitic drugs before they have the opportunity to pass on their pathogens could be the ideal way to prevent vector borne diseases. Blocking of transmission might work when transmission is delayed during blood meal, as often happens in ticks.

How can we prevent and control waterborne diseases?

Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, rubbing hands together vigorously and scrubbing all surfaces. Wash hands thoroughly after using the toilet, changing a diaper or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet, and before and after tending to someone who is ill with diarrhea.