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. 2014 Aug;140(2):296-301.

Environmental management through sluice gated bed-dam: a revived strategy for the control of Anopheles fluviatilis breeding in streams

S S Sahu, K Gunasekaran  1 , P Jambulingam
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Environmental management through sluice gated bed-dam: a revived strategy for the control of Anopheles fluviatilis breeding in streams

S S Sahu et al. Indian J Med Res. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Background & objectives: Integrated vector management (IVM) emphasizes sustainable eco-friendly methods and minimal use of chemicals. In this context, the present study highlights the environmental control of breeding of Anopheles fluviatilis, the primary malaria vector, through water management in a natural stream in Koraput district, Odisha, India.

Methods: The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Koraput, constructed two bed-dams across streams, one in Barigaon and the other in Pipalapodar village. The bed-dam in the former village was fitted with two sluice gates whereas the bed dam constructed in the latter village was without the sluice gate. the sluice gates were opened once in a week on a fixed day to flush out the water from the dam. Anopheles immatures were sampled systematically in the streams using a dipper for density measurement and species composition.

Results: There was a reduction of 84.9 per cent in the proportion of positive dips for anopheles larvae/pupae and a reduction of 98.4 per cent in immature density (number/dip) of An. fluviatilis in the experimental downstream compared to the control following opening of the sluice gates.

Interpretation & conclusions: Our findins showed that opening of sluice gates of the bed-dam regularly once in a week resulted in the control of vector breeding in the downstream due to the flushing effect of the water released with a high flow from the bed-dam that stagnated water in the upstream. The outcome of the study encourages upscaling this measure to other areas, wherever feasible.

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Proportion (%) of dipper samples (dips) found positive for Anopheles immature (larvae and/or pupae) in experimental up and down stream.
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Proportion (%) of dipper samples (dips) found positive for Anopheles immature (larvae and/or pupae) in control up and down stream.
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Density (number per dip) of An. fluviatilis immature (larvae and/or pupae) in experimental up and down stream.
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Density (number per dip) of An. fluviatilis immature (larvae and/or pupae) in control up and down stream.
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