Raising awareness among the fish farming community in the peri-urban area of Manaus on malaria prevention

Objectives

*Original in Portuguese: Conscientização da comunidade de piscicultores da área periurbana de Manaus na prevenção da malária

The objective of this proposal is to raise awareness among the fish farming community in the peri-urban area of Manaus in the prevention of malaria, which will be carried out through lectures and workshops demonstrating the life cycle of An. darlingi, mode of transmission, symptoms, methods of diagnosis and treatment of malaria, as well as mini-courses and demonstration of mosquito control methods through the application of biolarvicides and mechanical control, such as cleaning the edges and using the quota shock technique making the community of fish farmers primary agents for controlling the An. darlingi mosquito and preventing malaria.