![]() Additionally, a large number of information sources are published in Dutch or Indonesian language and therefore less accessible. That information is often either decades old, geographically patchy or completely lacking. Compared to many other countries in the Oriental and Australasian biogeographical regions, only scant information on vector bionomics and response to chemical measures is available in Indonesia. The difficult task of summarizing the available information for each species and/or species complex is compounded by the patchiness of the data: while relatively plentiful in one area or region, it can also be completely lacking in others. The sheer complexity and number of malaria vectors in the country are daunting. These compound the difficulty of developing targeted and effective control measures. There are also significant gaps in the existing knowledge on the transmission epidemiology of malaria, most notably in the highly malarious eastern half of the archipelago. Although Indonesia has a long and renowned history in the early research and discoveries of malaria and subsequently in the successful use of environmental control methods to combat the vector, much remains unknown about many of these mosquito species. Malaria remains one of the greatest human health burdens in Indonesia. ![]()
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