Malaria Journal, 2017 Background Malaria vectors have acquired widespread resistance throughout sub-Saharan Africa to many of the currently used insecticides. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop alternative strategies including the development of new insecticides for ...
Koama Bayili +8 more
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Costing the distribution of insecticide-treated nets: a review of cost and cost-effectiveness studies to provide guidance on standardization of costing methodology. [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are an effective and cost-effective means of malaria control. Scaling-up coverage of ITNs is challenging. It requires substantial resources and there are a number of strategies to choose from.
Kolaczinski, Jan +7 more
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Mass distribution of free insecticide-treated nets do not interfere with continuous net distribution in Tanzania [PDF]
, 2014 To protect the most vulnerable groups from malaria (pregnant women and infants) the Tanzanian Government introduced a subsidy (voucher) scheme in 2004, on the basis of a public-private partnership.
Lengeler, Christian +10 more
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Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2017 We propose and study a mathematical model for malaria-HIV co-infection transmission and control, in which malaria treatment and insecticide-treated nets are incorporated.
Jemal Mohammed-Awel, Eric Numfor
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992 Due to current spreading of chemoresistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum malaria control must incorporate vector control programmes. Due to well known constraints house sprayings cannot be performed as before.
G. le Goff +3 more
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System Effectiveness of a Targeted Free mass Distribution of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Zanzibar, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2010 Insecticide-treated nets (ITN) and long-lasting insecticidal treated nets (LLIN) are important means of malaria prevention. Although there is consensus regarding their importance, there is uncertainty as to which delivery strategies are optimal for ...
Abass, Ali K +35 more
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Sustaining LLIN coverage with continuous distribution: the school net programme in Tanzania
Malaria Journal, 2020 Most malaria-endemic countries have struggled in the past decade to establish effective national-scale continuous distribution mechanisms for long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). Since the implementation of the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme in 2004
Joshua Yukich +17 more
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Increased proportions of outdoor feeding among residual malaria vector populations following increased use of insecticide-treated nets in rural Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND\ud \ud Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) represent the front-line tools for malaria vector control globally, but are optimally effective where the majority of baseline transmission occurs indoors.
Drakeley, Christopher J. +24 more
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Malaria in pregnant women in an area with sustained high coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2008 Since 2000, the World Health Organization has recommended a package of interventions to prevent malaria during pregnancy and its sequelae that includes the promotion of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs), intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp), and effective case management of malarial illness.
Kabanywanyi, Abdunoor M +7 more
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The use of mosquito nets and the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in rural South Central Somalia. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: There have been resurgent efforts in Africa to estimate the public health impact of malaria control interventions such as insecticide treated nets (ITNs) following substantial investments in scaling-up coverage in the last five years.
Tanya Shewchuk +25 more
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