The Impact of Three Years of Targeted Indoor Residual Spraying with Pirimiphos-Methyl on Household Vector Abundance in a High Malaria Transmission Area of Northern Zambia.

ABSTRACT: The global malaria burden has decreased substantially, but gains have been uneven both within and between countries. In Zambia, the malaria burden remains high in northern and eastern regions of the country. To effectively reduce malaria transmission in these areas, evidence-based intervention strategies are needed. Zambia's National Malaria Control Centre conducted targeted indoor residual spraying (IRS) in 40 high-burden districts from 2014 to 2016 using the novel organophosphate insecticide pirimiphos-methyl. The Southern and Central Africa International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research conducted an evaluation of the impact of the IRS campaign on household vector abundance in Nchelenge District, Luapula Province. From April 2012 to July 2017, field teams conducted indoor overn

SUBMITTER: Hast MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7866301 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature