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. 2010 Jun;82(6):1024-9.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0562.

Elimination of malaria risk through integrated combination strategies in a tropical military training island

Vernon J Lee  1 , Samuel Ow, Harold Heah, Meng Yaw Tan, Patrick Lam, Lee-Ching Ng, Sai Gek Lam-Phua, Abdul Qadir Imran, Benjamin Seet
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Elimination of malaria risk through integrated combination strategies in a tropical military training island

Vernon J Lee et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jun.

Abstract

On the military training facility of Tekong Island, Singapore, a comprehensive vector-borne disease control program was started in end-2006 to reduce mosquito populations and negate the need for anti-malaria chemoprophylaxis. The program was based on 1) preventing importation of malaria through screening of visitors, 2) preventing human-to-mosquito transmission through early case detection and mosquito control, 3) preventing mosquito-to-human transmission through personal protection, and 4) contingency plans. Systematic environmental works were performed to reduce breeding sites, and insecticide use targeted both adult mosquitoes and larvae. Mosquito populations declined from 103 mosquitoes per sampling site in January 2007 to 6 per site by March 2007 (P < 0.001). The proportion of positive ovitraps declined from 93% in January 2007-2% in March 2007 (P < 0.001). There were no malaria cases on the island despite chemoprophylaxis termination, showing that comprehensive combination vector-control strategies were effective in reducing the risk of malaria.

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Map of Singapore and Pulau Tekong.
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The four rings of prevention of the malaria control program on Tekong Island.
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Mean number of mosquitoes trapped by live human baiting per site from December 2006 to December 2008 (sixty sites from Dec 2006 to Jun 2007, 40 sites after Jun 2007).
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Adult mosquito surveillance through human baiting catches—at the start of the vector control program in January 2007 and in December 2008.
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Percentage of ovitraps that was positive for mosquito ova from January 2007 to December 2008.
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