TY - JOUR AU - Chanda, Emmanuel AU - Thomsen, Edward AU - Musapa, Mulenga AU - Kamuliwo, Mulakwa AU - Brogdon, William AU - Norris, Douglas AU - Masaninga, Freddie AU - Wirtz, Robert AU - Sikaala, Chadwick AU - Muleba, Mbanga AU - Craig, Allen AU - Govere, John AU - Ranson, Hilary AU - Hemingway, Janet AU - Seyoum, Aklilu AU - Macdonald, Michael AU - Coleman, Michael T1 - An Operational Framework for Insecticide Resistance Management Planning T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2016 VL - 22 IS - 5 SP - 773 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Arthropod vectors transmit organisms that cause many emerging and reemerging diseases, and their control is reliant mainly on the use of chemical insecticides. Only a few classes of insecticides are available for public health use, and the increased spread of insecticide resistance is a major threat to sustainable disease control. The primary strategy for mitigating the detrimental effects of insecticide resistance is the development of an insecticide resistance management plan. However, few examples exist to show how to implement such plans programmatically. We describe the formulation and implementation of a resistance management plan for mosquito vectors of human disease in Zambia. We also discuss challenges, steps taken to address the challenges, and directions for the future. KW - arthropod vectors KW - insect vectors KW - insecticide resistance KW - insecticides KW - malaria KW - lymphatic filariasis KW - pest control KW - policy making KW - Zambia KW - parasites KW - mosquitoes KW - vector-borne infections DO - 10.3201/eid2205.150984 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/15-0984_article ER - End of Reference