Keeping livestock including chickens and pigs can reduce malaria transmission — Experts

In a new study, experts have said keeping livestock such as chickens, dogs, and pigs within or near households should be included as mosquito control interventions in communities to reduce mosquito density and the transmission of malaria in Nigeria.

The study, which evaluated different livestock as risk factors for malaria incidence, declared that this approach can aid in vector control without exacerbating the issue of mosquito resistance to insecticides because this livestock can serve as bait to attract mosquitoes.