File Type
Working Papers
Publication Date
2009
Description
Dengue is a disabling, acute infectious disease that is a leading cause of death among children in Southeast Asia. In the language used to describe how it is transmitted, a “vector,” or an organism that can carry a diseasecausing agent (i.e. a virus) without itself succumbing to the disease, passes on this agent to a “host,” or a living being (such as humans) that can be infected by the disease. This study, thus, looks into factors that contribute to sustaining vectors and how they can be managed to decrease the incidence of dengue in the Philippines. In the first phase of the study, it sought specifically to describe the ecosystem, vector ecology, sociobehavioral context and vector control programmes and activities; to analyze the relative importance of eco-bio-social factors associated with different levels of vector density; and to identify the interventions appropriate to the ecosystem under study. The interventions identified will be implemented in Phase 2 of the study.
Recommended Citation
Marco, J. (2009). Eco-bio-social factors of Vector Density-Developing Effective Approaches to Dengue Control in the Philippines. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/sdrc_res_pub/14
