EaveTubes for control of vector-borne diseases in Cote d'Ivoire: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vector control tools, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), have significantly contributed to malaria prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. However, insecticide resistance has seriously hampered their efficacy in recent years and new tools are essential to further progress. In2Care® EaveTubes (ETs) are an inexpensive, new resistance-breaking vector control product under World Health Organization (WHO) evaluation informed by mosquito ecology to efficiently target malaria vectors. By installing ETs in the walls of the house at the eave level that funnel the natural airflow, mosquitoes are drawn in by the same heat and odor cues that typically attract them through open eaves. Once inside an ET, mosquitoes are exposed to insecticide-t

SUBMITTER: N'Guessan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10621221 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature