Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria in communities using insecticide‐treated nets

J Pryce, N Medley, L Choi - Cochrane Database of Systematic …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are used to
prevent malaria transmission. Both interventions use insecticides to kill mosquitoes that bite …

The economic burden of malaria on households and the health system in a high transmission district of Mozambique

S Alonso, CJ Chaccour, E Elobolobo, A Nacima… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Mozambique.
Increased investments in malaria control have reduced the burden, but few studies have …

Effectiveness of reactive focal mass drug administration and reactive focal vector control to reduce malaria transmission in the low malaria-endemic setting of Namibia …

MS Hsiang, H Ntuku, KW Roberts, MSK Dufour… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background In low malaria-endemic settings, screening and treatment of individuals in close
proximity to index cases, also known as reactive case detection (RACD), is practised for …

Demonstration of indigenous malaria elimination through Track-Test-Treat-Track (T4) strategy in a malaria elimination demonstration project in Mandla, Madhya …

PK Bharti, H Rajvanshi, S Nisar, H Jayswar, KB Saha… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Many malaria endemic countries are heading towards malaria elimination
through the use of case management and vector control strategies, which employ …

BOHEMIA: Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa—a phase III cluster-randomized, open-label, clinical trial to study the safety and …

C Chaccour, A Casellas, F Hammann, P Ruiz-Castillo… - Trials, 2023 - Springer
Background Residual malaria transmission is the result of adaptive mosquito behavior that
allows malaria vectors to thrive and sustain transmission in the presence of good access to …

Incremental impact on malaria incidence following indoor residual spraying in a highly endemic area with high standard ITN access in Mozambique: results from a …

C Chaccour, R Zulliger, J Wagman, A Casellas… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Attaining the goal of reducing the global malaria burden is threatened by recent
setbacks in maintaining the effectiveness of vector control interventions partly due to the …

Community knowledge and acceptance of indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Mozambique: a qualitative study

A Magaço, C Botão, P Nhassengo, M Saide, A Ubisse… - Malaria Journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Malaria control remains a leading health challenge in Mozambique. Indoor
residual spraying (IRS) is an effective strategy to control malaria transmission, but there are …

Challenges and opportunities for use of long-lasting insecticidal nets to prevent malaria during overnight travel in Uganda: a qualitative study

D Ekusai-Sebatta, E Arinaitwe, A Mpimbaza… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Travel is a well-recognized risk factor for malaria. Within sub-Saharan Africa,
travellers from areas of lower to higher transmission intensity are potentially at high risk of …

To spray or target mosquitoes another way: focused entomological intelligence guides the implementation of indoor residual spraying in southern Mozambique

C Alafo, H Martí-Soler, M Máquina, A Malheia… - Malaria journal, 2022 - Springer
Background To eliminate malaria in southern Mozambique, the National Malaria Control
Programme and its partners are scaling up indoor residual spraying (IRS) activities in two …

Performance of IRS on malaria prevalence and incidence using pirimiphos-methyl in the context of pyrethroid resistance in Koulikoro region, Mali

F Kané, M Keïta, B Traoré, SI Diawara, S Bane… - Malaria journal, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Koulikoro Health District is one of three districts of Mali where the
indoor residual spray (IRS) has been implemented from 2008 to 2016. With widespread of …