Why does malaria transmission continue at high levels despite universal vector control? Quantifying persistent malaria transmission by Anopheles funestus in Western Province, Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some settings continue to experience a high malaria burden despite scale-up of malaria vector control to high levels of coverage. Characterisation of persistent malaria transmission in the presence of standard control measures, also termed residual malaria transmission, to understand where and when individuals are exposed to vector biting is critical to inform refinement of prevention and control strategies.

Methods

Secondary analysis was performed using data collected during a phase III cluster randomized trial of attractive targeted sugar bait stations in Western Province, Zambia. Two seasonal cohorts of children aged 1-14 years were recruited and monitored monthly during the malaria transmission season, concurrent with entomological surveillance using a combina

SUBMITTER: Ashton RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11476814 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature