Systematic review of indoor residual spray efficacy and effectiveness against Plasmodium falciparum in Africa

E Sherrard-Smith, JT Griffin, P Winskill, V Corbel… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an important part of malaria control. There is a growing list
of insecticide classes; pyrethroids remain the principal insecticide used in bednets but …

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 …

Indoor residual spraying for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa 1997 to 2017: an adjusted retrospective analysis

JAA Tangena, CMJ Hendriks, M Devine, M Tammaro… - Malaria journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is a key tool for controlling and eliminating
malaria by targeting vectors. To support the development of effective intervention strategies …

An observational analysis of the impact of indoor residual spraying in Northern, Upper East, and Upper West Regions of Ghana: 2014 through 2017

C Gogue, J Wagman, K Tynuv, A Saibu, Y Yihdego… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Ghana has been implementing the indoor residual spraying (IRS) of
insecticides since 2006, focusing operations in the north. Insecticide resistance concerns …

Resistance to pirimiphos-methyl in West African Anopheles is spreading via duplication and introgression of the Ace1 locus

X Grau-Bové, E Lucas, D Pipini, E Rippon… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Vector population control using insecticides is a key element of current strategies to prevent
malaria transmission in Africa. The introduction of effective insecticides, such as the …

Expanding the vector control toolbox for malaria elimination: a systematic review of the evidence

YA Williams, LS Tusting, S Hocini, PM Graves… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background: Additional vector control tools (VCTs) are needed to supplement insecticide-
treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) to achieve malaria elimination in …

Stratification at the health district level for targeting malaria control interventions in Mali

M Cissoko, M Magassa, V Sanogo, A Ouologuem… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Mali. Between 2017 and 2020, the
number of cases increased in the country, with 2,884,827 confirmed cases and 1454 …

Indoor residual spraying with a non-pyrethroid insecticide reduces the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in a high-transmission area in northern Ghana

KE Tiedje, AR Oduro, O Bangre… - PLOS global public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
High-malaria burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa are shifting from malaria control
towards elimination. Hence, there is need to gain a contemporary understanding of how …

Seasonality and heterogeneity of malaria transmission determine success of interventions in high-endemic settings: a modeling study

P Selvaraj, EA Wenger, J Gerardin - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018 - Springer
Background Malaria transmission is both seasonal and heterogeneous, and mathematical
models that seek to predict the effects of possible intervention strategies should accurately …

Anopheles gambiae (sl.) exhibit high intensity pyrethroid resistance throughout Southern and Central Mali (2016–2018): PBO or next generation LLINs may provide …

A Sovi, C Keita, Y Sinaba, A Dicko, I Traore… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Millions of pyrethroid LLINs have been distributed in Mali during the
past 20 years which, along with agricultural use, has increased the selection pressure on …