killer mosquitos

Identify Preliminary Issues

Malaria is a parasitic plasmodium based disease that is commonly transmitted by mosquitos. Since the early 1900’s the county of Tanzania has struggled with malaria out breaks and have implemented various methods of treatment and prevention control. Malaria is number one cause of death of children less than 5 years old, and hospitalized patients within Tanzania. This deadly parasite is estimated to kill on average 100,000- 125, 000 people per year and 70,000- 80, 000 of those deaths are children under the age of 5 (De Castro et al, 2004). Rural areas of Tanzania have higher incidence rates than urban areas; this is due to the fact that rural areas have more open space with less population density thus giving malaria-carrying mosquitos more habitats to repopulate. Open bodies of water are reservoirs for mosquito breeding --industrialized areas of such as Dar Es Salaam report fewer cases of malaria-based deaths because stagnant bodies of water in urban areas are often drained or become polluted destroying any potential breeding ground (De Castro et al, 2004). In 1913 the German government issued an ordinance to eliminate any standing bodies of water in Dar Es Salaam, this lead to intervention such as drainage construction, oil fillings, and in door spraying (De Castro et al, 2004). These early treatments lead to a 90% reduction of malaria causing mosquitos. Interventions continued to be effective at reducing mosquito’s population until interventions ended in 1972. In 1972 Tanzania experienced economic turmoil; this resulted in a halt of malaria interventions that caused an exponential growth of mosquito populations. In 1988 the Japanese International Cooperation Agency with the support of the Japa...

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...enters are effective at malaria prevention and treatment education.

Conclusion

Malaria is one of the top killers of children under 5 and immune compromised in Dar Es Salaam. Malaria death can be prevented if communities’ band together and work towards building infrastructures such as treatment and education centers, and drains to destroy mosquito habits. Once the government and world organization subsidize needed personal protection such as nets and indoor mosquito sprays, will the mosquito endemic in Dar Es Salaam cease to exist. Indoors insecticide spraying, and distribution of insecticide treated nets have demonstrated to successful reduce malaria infection in Ecuador by 96%( Global Fund). Only 4% of the total population of Ecuador is at risk of malaria ever since the Ecuadorian government subsidized the cost of nets and indoor mosquito sprays (Global Fund).