Digitally managed larviciding as a cost-effective intervention for urban malaria: operational lessons from a pilot in São Tomé and Príncipe guided by the Zzapp system

Digitally managed larviciding as a cost-effective intervention for urban malaria: operational lessons from a pilot in São Tomé and Príncipe guided by the Zzapp system

Abstract Background Once a mainstay of malaria elimination operations, larval source management (LSM)—namely, the treatment of mosquito breeding habitats–has been marginalized in Africa in favour of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). However, the development o...

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Main Authors: Arbel Vigodny, Michael Ben Aharon, Alexandra Wharton-Smith, Yonatan Fialkoff, Arnon Houri-Yafin, Fernando Bragança, Flavio Soares Da Graça, Dan Gluck, João Alcântara Viegas D’Abreu, Herodes Rompão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Urban malaria
Vector control
Larval source management
Digitally managed larviciding
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04543-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04543-0

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