Manual for Indoor Residual Spraying in Urban Areas for Aedes Aegypti Control | NLM

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Manual for Indoor Residual Spraying in Urban Areas for Aedes Aegypti Control

10/09/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 10/9/2019. This 60-page manual provides technical guidelines for the strategic use of indoor residual spraying for Aedes aegypti mosquito control (IRS-Aedes) in urban areas, and compiles and standardizes the criteria, instruments, technical parameters, and equipment, as well as the application technique, for strategic integration of IRS-Aedes in Aedes aegypti control programs. Given the absence of a specific treatment and vaccines against dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, and the limitations of current vector control strategies, the World Health Organization has urged greater use of the available alternatives for improving control of the Aedes aegypti mosquito vector, together with complementary activities. (PDF)