An innovative concept of using community information for surveys and developing a map of <i>Simulium</i> breeding sites
Using the health system structures and community members not only provides a rapid approach for entomological surveys, but also strengthens entomological fieldwork and fosters community engagement in vector surveillance.
Authors
- Anne Heggen
- Olabanji Surakat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2382-3857)
- Kareen Atekem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8225-1847)
- Arwa Elaagip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4091-8345)
- Jamie Tallant
- Adoum Mahamat Oumar
- Franklin Ayisi
- Sashi Leff
- Dziedzom K de Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5000-6177)
- Daniel A Boakye
- Charles D Mackenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-8188)
- Koala Lassane
- Eve Gatawa
Institutions
- Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (US)
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Medical Sciences and Technology (SD)
- University of Khartoum (SD)
- Osun State University (NG)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (BF)
- Ministère de la Santé Publique (NE)
- United Hospital Fund (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Health
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf132
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00