NEW THIS SUNDAY: COCHRANE REVIEW, PROTOCOL STAGE, LARVIVOROUS FISH FOR MALARIA PREVENTION

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COCHRANE REVIEW: LARVIVOROUS FISH FOR MALARIA PREVENTION

Burkot T, Abdel-Hameed Adeel AA, Pyke GH, Beach R, Wirtz RA, Garner P

Published Online: October 7, 2009

This Cochrane Review is at the protocol stage and there is no abstract or plain language summary. The objectives for the review are as follows:

To determine the ability of larvivorous fish to prevent malaria by evaluating the impact on:

a) confirmed malaria cases in humans; and/or
b) the density of adult malaria vectors.

If research evidence for an effect on confirmed malaria cases and density of adult vectors is equivocal or insufficient, we will examine the evidence for potential efficacy from field studies meeting minimum design criteria that examine the effects of larvivorous fish on the density of vector larvae or the prevalence of breeding sites positive for larvae of the vector.

This record should be cited as:

Burkot T, Abdel-Hameed Adeel AA, Pyke GH, Beach R, Wirtz RA, Garner P. Larvivorous fish for malaria prevention. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD008090. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008090

Assessed as up to date: June 17, 2009