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Vector control
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<p>Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the <a href="/facts/Mammal/phSwTzBo">mammals</a>, <a href="/facts/Bird/RJF6zwLP">birds</a>, <a href="/facts/Insect/IgDNvnUL">insects</a> or other <a href="/facts/Arthropod/JKJLTFzp">arthropods</a> (here collectively called "<a href="/facts/Vector_(epidemiology)/bepASE2M">vectors</a>") which transmit disease <a href="/facts/Pathogen/axMXtV1M">pathogens</a>. The most frequent type of vector control is <a href="/facts/Mosquito_control/roQG9unJ">mosquito control</a> using a variety of strategies. Several of the "<a href="/facts/Neglected_tropical_diseases/FxkW4Anb">neglected tropical diseases</a>" are spread by such vectors. </p>