Importance of Vector Control
For diseases where there is no effective cure, such as West Nile Virus and Dengue fever, vector control remains the only way to protect populations.
However, even for vector-borne diseases with effective treatments the high cost of treatment remains a huge barrier to large amounts of developing world populations. Despite being treatable, malaria has by far the greatest impact on human health from vectors. In Africa, a child dies every 45 seconds of malaria. In countries where malaria is well established the World Health Organization estimates countries lose 1.3% annual economic income due to the disease. Both prevention through vector control and treatment are needed to protect populations.
As the impacts of disease and virus are devastating, the need to control the vectors in which they carried is prioritized. Vector control in many third world areas can have tremendous impacts as it increases mortality rates, especially among infants. Because of the high movement of the population, disease spread is also a greater issue in these areas.
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