Control of malaria vectors with the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen in a gem-mining area in Sri Lanka

Impact of Indoor Residual Spraying of Lambda-Cyhalothrin on Malaria Prevalence and Anemia in an Epidemic-Prone District of Muleba, North-Western Tanzania

“…20,21 Successful use of IRS against malaria vectors has also been reported from Sri Lanka. 22 Our results are in accordance with these studies, suggesting that targeted IRS intervention as implemented in Muleba district is highly cost-effective in reducing malaria infections in a malaria epidemic-prone district. Presently, IRS with lambda-cyhalothrin is still considered as one of the most effective intervention measure of malaria in epidemic prone rural areas.…”

Microbial larvicides for malaria control in The Gambia

“…Moreover, organophosphates can have a negative impact on non-target organisms [52,53] and need careful resistance management. On the other hand, the use of insect growth regulators (IGRs), like pyriproxyfen, might prove more advantageous [54-56]. IGRs have been highly successful elsewhere when applied at monthly intervals, although this was usually administered in highly confined habitats [56,57].…”

An exploratory study of community factors relevant for participatory malaria control on Rusinga Island, western Kenya

“…Rural areas have always been a major challenge for disease control worldwide, but the involvement and active participation of communities has been identified as a key factor for success in these environments [14-18]. Malaria remains robustly endemic in most rural communities of SSA so a central aim of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBMP) is to strengthen the local capacities of communities to identify malaria as one of their main health problems and then take the lead in developing and implementing solutions to these problems in partnership with different actors such as non-governmental organizations providing organizational support and research institutions acting as technical consultants [19-24].…”