WHAT’S AT STAKE

Cockroaches, rats, mice, birds, and bats invade our homes, offices, pipes, barns, or other out-buildings and leave behind waste in the form of feces, urine, insect parts, hair, and carcasses. They are also considered vectors capable of transmitting disease or causing harm to people and/or animals.

WHAT’S THE DANGER

DANGERS OF VECTOR-BORNE WASTE Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis exert a huge burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting the poorest of the poor. The principal method by which these diseases are controlled is through vector control, which has a long and distinguished history. Vector control, to […]