Reducing Malaria Transmission through Reactive Indoor Residual Spraying: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: In the final stages of malaria elimination, interventions to reduce malaria transmission are often centered around a confirmed case of malaria, as cases tend to cluster together at very low levels of transmission. The WHO commissioned a systematic review of the literature and synthesis of evidence for reactive indoor residual spraying (IRS) to develop official recommendations for countries. Several electronic databases were searched in November 2020. A total of 455 records were identified and screened; 20 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility. Two cluster-randomized trials met the inclusion criteria for epidemiological outcomes. Risk of bias was assessed using standard criteria. Because one study was a superiority trial in which the comparator included reactive case detection or

SUBMITTER: Gimnig JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10993783 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature