Problem
Inadequate disease vector control
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Ineffective elimination of vectors of disease Nature:
Vector control in many rural settings is one of the great challenges of public health. Although methods for preventing the spread of vector-borne diseases have been known for many years, far from being eradicated they are on the increase. A number of the vectors have become more resistant to the chemicals used to combat them, control programmes have not been maintained, and environmental changes have produced new breeding sites for the intermediate hosts. Urban settlement without adequate water supply and sanitation, flooding of land behind dams, new forms of rubbish capable of holding water, social disruption leading to migration and new agricultural practices are examples of changes which have given these diseases and their vectors opportunities to spread.
Broader Problems:
Disease vectorsInadequate health controlInsufficient pest control Narrower Problems:
Waterlogged soilsInadequate land drainageUntreated animal excretaUnderutilization of biocontrolFly-infested rivers and streamsNon-surveillance of medical high risk persons Related Problems:
Introduction of extraterrestrial infectious diseases and bacteria Aggravates:
Vector-borne diseases Strategies:
Controlling diseaseControlling disease vectors Subject(s):
Cybernetics → ControlMedicine → Pathology
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Societal Problems → Ineffectiveness
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
05.09.2019 – 19:43 CEST