Yoichi Yamagata

TL;DR: The Southern Cone Initiative to control domestic transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi is a substantial achievement based on the enthusiasm of the scientific community, effective strategies, leadership, and cost-effectiveness, which triggered the launch of other regional initiatives in Central America and in the Andean and Amazon regions.

TL;DR: An innovative urban malaria risk mapping methodology based on high-resolution aerial photography with ground-based validation is presented, clarifying that remote sensing technology at a level of resolution of one meter is essential if this kind of information is to play a role in guiding the detailed specification of intervention strategies for urban malaria control.

TL;DR: In this paper, a community-based integrated vector management (IVM) for malaria control requires ecological skills that are very scarce and rarely applied in Africa today, which can be addressed through partnerships between communities and academic ecologists.

TL;DR: Spatial analysis can guide targeted vector control efforts by enabling tracking of reinfestation hotspots and improved targeting of resources.