Impact of community-based larviciding on the prevalence of malaria infection in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of larval source management is not prioritized by contemporary malaria control programs in sub-Saharan Africa despite historical success. Larviciding, in particular, could be effective in urban areas where transmission is focal and accessibility to Anopheles breeding habitats is generally easier than in rural settings. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a community-based microbial larviciding intervention to reduce the prevalence of malaria infection in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.

Methods and findings

Larviciding was implemented in 3 out of 15 targeted wards of Dar es Salaam in 2006 after two years of baseline data collection. This intervention was subsequently scaled up to 9 wards a year later, and to all 15 targ

SUBMITTER: Maheu-Giroux M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3743749 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature