A costing analysis of an intermittent biolarviciding intervention with limited epidemiological effect in Tanga Region, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria vector control strategies in sub-Saharan Africa have largely relied on the use of Insecticide Treated-mosquito Nets and Indoor Residual Spraying. However, after substantial reductions in malaria burden associated with the scale-up of these interventions, little progress has been achieved over the last decade. With the increase in insecticide resistance and outdoor biting of mosquitoes, larviciding offers the possibility to be an additional malaria control tool. This study is part of a comprehensive evaluation and aimed to assess prospectively the financial cost of a large-scale biolarviciding intervention in North-Eastern Tanzania.

Methods

Biolarviciding was carried out from June 2022 to April 2024 in three councils in Tanga Region, Tanzania: Handeni Distr

SUBMITTER: Diarra S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548279 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature