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Page of Adam Biran[top] [end]BackgroundI have a background in Psychology, Biological Anthropology and Health Promotion. Before joining LSHTM I worked for the NHS on a school-based, health promotion project, and then as a research fellow in the Health Behaviour Unit at University College London. My current interests are in household environmental health in low-income settings.[top] [end]ContactDr Adam BiranLecturer Disease Control and Vector Biology Unit Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Room 407 Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT email: Adam.Biran@... [top] [end]Publications Smoke and malaria: are interventions to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution likely to increase exposure to mosquitoes? Biran A, Smith L, Lines J, Ensink J, Cameron M. (143 KB)London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. Indoor air pollution from the domestic use of biomass fuels by poor households in developing countries is known to be harmful to health, and efforts are being made to address this problem by changes in fuel type, stove technology, house design and fuel-use practices. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that smoke may play an important role by providing protection from biting insects and that efforts to reduce smoke may increase exposure, particularly to mosquitoes and malaria. This paper reviews the literature relating to the repellent effect of smoke on mosquitoes and finds that there is currently no evidence that smoke from domestic fuel use provides effective protection from mosquitoes and malaria. Given the limited number and quality of studies, this finding cannot be interpreted as conclusive. The literature relating to house ventilation and mosquito entry was also reviewed, and an association between eaves spaces and increased indoor mosquito density was noted. Additionally, literature on the effect of soot on the efficacy of insecticide-treated bed nets was considered, but no direct impact was shown. Efforts to reduce indoor air pollution remain desirable even in areas of malaria transmission. Published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2007) 101, 1065-1071 (143 KB)User:Adam Biran 19 January 2004 Categories: Mosquitoes | |
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