Microbial larvicide application by a large-scale, community-based program reduces malaria infection prevalence in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

<h4>Background</h4>Malaria control in Africa is most tractable in urban settlements yet most research has focused on rural settings. Elimination of malaria transmission from urban areas may require larval control strategies that complement adult mosquito control using insecticide-treated...

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Main Authors: Yvonne Geissbühler, Khadija Kannady, Prosper Pius Chaki, Basiliana Emidi, Nicodem James Govella, Valeliana Mayagaya, Michael Kiama, Deo Mtasiwa, Hassan Mshinda, Steven William Lindsay, Marcel Tanner, Ulrike Fillinger, Marcia Caldas de Castro, Gerry Francis Killeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19333402/?tool=EBI