Project Title: The evaluation of the insecticide treated eave nets and window screen for malaria control in Tanzania
Project Description: Long-lasting Insecticidal nets (LLINs) have contributed to the reduction of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania. However, they rely on daily user behavior and high access, and difficult to maintain. the additional problem of insecticidal resistance among local strains of mosquitoes is also contributing to reduced efficacy of control tools. To overcome these problems, we propose to evaluate a new tool for the control of malaria and other vector-bone diseases such as dengue. The tool... Long-lasting Insecticidal nets (LLINs) have contributed to the reduction of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania. However, they rely on daily user behavior and high access, and difficult to maintain. the additional problem of insecticidal resistance among local strains of mosquitoes is also contributing to reduced efficacy of control tools. To overcome these problems, we propose to evaluate a new tool for the control of malaria and other vector-bone diseases such as dengue. The tool called Insecticide-Treated Eave nets (ITENs) in combination with insecticide treated window screen (ITWs) for full house screening. The evaluation of this tool is planned to undergo these phases: 1) Laboratory phase: to select the insecticide for use against local mosquitoes; 2) Semi-field (SFS) phase, to test the performance of the tool against free flying mosquitoes; 3) Feasibility and community acceptance study: ITENs and ITWs will be installed in two hundred local houses in Pwani region, to estimate the cost and logistical implications of rolling out the intervention at a large scale and to measure the acceptability of the intervention.
Principal Investigator : Zawadi Mageni Mboma
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Time frame: (2020-01-01) - (2022-11-30)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (Prime)
Medical Research Council (MRC) (Normal)
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