Alternative insecticides: an urgent need
Abstract
Most insecticides used against pests and vectors of human disease (e.g. fleas, flies and mosquitoes) are spin-offs from agrochemical research and development. The arsenal of safe and cost-effective public health insecticides is being depleted by restrictions for various reasons (e.g. insecticide resistance, unacceptable side effects and non re-registration) and the number of new products launched is dwindling. Mobilizing public resources and establishment of partnerships to support research and development of public health insecticides is crucial in the post-DDT and post-pyrethroid era.
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- Authors
- Zaim, M., & Guillet, P.
- Affiliations
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Zaim, Morteza
- Venue
- Trends in Parasitology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-04
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 161-163
- ISSN
- 1471-4922 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2016221077
- Cited by
- 286
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 0.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
- Keywords
- public health insecticides, insecticide development, insecticide resistance, vector control, mosquito control, flea control, fly control, DDT, pyrethroid insecticides, R&D cooperation, agrochemicals
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Dengue, Humans, Insect Vectors, Insecticide Resistance, Insecticides, Malaria, Culicidae, Pest Control, Public Health
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