Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa

Fiona C. Shenton; Adamu Addissie; Graham Alabaster; Dorothy Baziwe; Maria Carrasco Tenezaca; Dingani Chinula; Ebrima Jatta; Musa Jawara; Robert Jones; Jakob Knudsen; Amy Robyn Krystosik; Robert McCann; Ng’Ang’a Murima; Francis Mutuku; Rachel Laure Nguela; Claudia Nieto Sanchez; Emily Nix; Fredros Okumu; Sarah Ruel-Bergeron; Jeroen Spitzen; Lucy S. Tusting; Anne Wilson; Hannah Wood; Julien Zahouli Bi Zahouli; Michael Davies; Steve W. Lindsay

doi:10.1080/23748834.2019.1684771

Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa

Fiona C. Shenton
, Adamu Addissie
, Graham Alabaster
, Dorothy Baziwe
, Maria Carrasco Tenezaca
, Dingani Chinula
, Ebrima Jatta
, Musa Jawara
, Robert Jones
, Jakob Knudsen
, Amy Robyn Krystosik
, Robert McCann
, Ng’Ang’a Murima
, Francis Mutuku
, Rachel Laure Nguela
, Claudia Nieto Sanchez
, Emily Nix
, Fredros Okumu
, Sarah Ruel-Bergeron
, Jeroen Spitzen

Lucy S. Tusting, Anne Wilson, Hannah Wood, Julien Zahouli Bi Zahouli, Michael Davies, Steve W. Lindsay

Vector Biology

Durham University
Addis Ababa University
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Shelter and Settlements Alternatives: Uganda Human Settlements Network
Zambian Ministry of Health
National Malaria Control Programme
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation
Stanford University
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ministry of Health, Kenya
Environment and Health Sciences
Université de Yaoundé I
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
University College London
Ifakara Health Institute
ARCHIVE Global
Wageningen University & Research
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire

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Abstract

Mosquito-transmitted diseases are a major threat to health in sub-Saharan Africa, but could be reduced through modifications to the built environment. Here we report findings from a major workshop held to identify the research gaps in this area, namely: (1) evidence of the health benefits to changes to the built environment, (2) understanding how mosquitoes enter buildings, (3) novel methods for reducing mosquito-house entry, (4) sustainable approaches for reducing mosquito habitats, (5) case studies of micro-financing for healthy homes and (6) methods for increasing scale-up. Multidisciplinary research is essential to build out mosquito-transmitted diseases, and not build them in.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	72-80
Number of pages	9
Journal	Cities and Health
Volume	6
Issue number	1
Early online date	8 Nov 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1684771
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2022

Keywords

built environment
sub-Saharan Africa
Vector-borne diseases

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Shenton, F. C., Addissie, A., Alabaster, G., Baziwe, D., Carrasco Tenezaca, M., Chinula, D., Jatta, E., Jawara, M., Jones, R., Knudsen, J., Krystosik, A. R., McCann, R., Murima, NA., Mutuku, F., Nguela, R. L., Nieto Sanchez, C., Nix, E., Okumu, F., Ruel-Bergeron, S., ... Lindsay, S. W. (2022). Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa. Cities and Health, 6(1), 72-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1684771

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