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indoor residual spraying (IRS)

A community-based education programme to reduce insecticide exposure from indoor residual spraying in Limpopo, South Africa

June 14, 2019 - 18:19 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria
Author(s): 
Brenda Eskenazi, David I. Levine, Stephen Rauch, Muvhulawa Obida, Madelein Crause, Riana Bornman and Jonathan Chevrier
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2019 18:199, 14 June 2019

Indoor residual spraying (IRS), the coating of interior walls of houses with insecticides, is common in malaria-endemic areas. While important in malaria control, IRS potentially exposes residents to harmful insecticides. The World Health Organization recommends steps to minimize exposure; however, no programme has focused on educating populations.

Organization: 
The World Health Organization (WHO)
Country: 
South Africa
Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

Community knowledge and acceptance of indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Mozambique: a qualitative study

January 29, 2019 - 16:30 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria
Author(s): 
Amílcar Magaço, Carlos Botão, Pedroso Nhassengo, Mohomede Saide, Arminda Ubisse, Sérgio Chicumbe and Rose Zulliger
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2019 18:27, 25 January 2019

Acceptance of IRS was influenced by diverse operational and contextual factors.

Country: 
Mozambique
Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

Reshaping the vector control strategy for malaria elimination in Ethiopia in the context of current evidence and new tools: opportunities and challenges

December 6, 2018 - 16:49 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs)
Author(s): 
Taye Gari and Bernt Lindtjørn
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2018 17:454, 5 December 2018

The core vector control measures, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), reduce the risk of malaria infection by targeting indoor biting mosquitoes.

Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

Accuracy and impact of spatial aids based upon satellite enumeration to improve indoor residual spraying spatial coverage

February 27, 2018 - 15:41 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria
Author(s): 
Daniel J. Bridges, Derek Pollard, Anna M. Winters, Benjamin Winters, Chadwick Sikaala, Silvia Renn and David A. Larsen
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2018 17:93, 23 February 2018

IRS coverage from the 2015 spray season benefited from the use of spatial aids based upon satellite enumeration.

Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

Entomological impact of indoor residual spraying with pirimiphos-methyl: a pilot study in an area of low malaria transmission in Senegal

February 7, 2018 - 15:59 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria
Author(s): 
Ousmane Sy, El Hadji Amadou Niang, Ousmane Faye, et al.
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2018 17:64, 5 February 2018

The preliminary data from this pilot study showed that IRS with the CS formulation of pirimiphos-methyl is likely very effective in reducing malaria transmission risk.

Country: 
Senegal
Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

An observational analysis of the impact of indoor residual spraying with non-pyrethroid insecticides on the incidence of malaria in Ségou Region, Mali: 2012–2015

January 13, 2018 - 14:16 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs)
Author(s): 
Joseph Wagman, Christelle Gogue, Molly Robertson, et al.
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2018 17:19, 10 January 2018

From 2012 to 2015, the annual IRS campaigns in Ségou are associated with several hundred thousand fewer cases of malaria.

Country: 
Mali
Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

Factors associated with willingness to take up indoor residual spraying to prevent malaria in Tororo district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

January 8, 2018 - 16:15 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria
Author(s): 
Ignatius Wadunde, Arthur Mpimbaza, David Musoke, John C. Ssempebwa, Michael Ediau, Doreen Tuhebwe, Yeka Adoke and Rhoda K. Wanyenze
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2018 17:5, 5 January 2018

The level of willingness to take up IRS was low (79%) compared to the targeted 85%.

Country: 
Uganda
Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

A reduction in malaria transmission intensity in Northern Ghana after 7 years of indoor residual spraying

August 14, 2017 - 15:24 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria
Author(s): 
Sylvester Coleman, Samuel K. Dadzie, Aklilu Seyoum, Yemane Yihdego, Peter Mumba, Dereje Dengela, Philip Ricks, Kristen George, Christen Fornadel, Daniel Szumlas, Paul Psychas, Jacob Williams, Maxwell A. Appawu and Daniel A. Boakye
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2017 16:324, 10 August 2017

This study demonstrates that IRS application did have a significant impact on entomological indicators of malaria transmission in the IRS project districts of Northern Ghana.

Country: 
Ghana
Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

Malaria incidence among children less than 5 years during and after cessation of indoor residual spraying in Northern Uganda

August 9, 2017 - 15:28 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria
Author(s): 
Allen E. Okullo, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Alex R. Ario, Jimmy Opigo, Humphrey Wanzira, David W. Oguttu and Joan N. Kalyango
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2017 16:319, 7 August 2017

There was sustained control of malaria incidence during IRS implementation.

Country: 
Uganda
Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

NOT Open Access | Priorities for Broadening the Malaria Vector Control Tool Kit

July 29, 2017 - 16:35 -- NOT Open Access
Tags: 
malaria, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs)
Author(s): 
Priscille Barreaux, Antoine M.G. Barreaux, Eleanore D. Sternberg, Eunho Suh, Jessica L. Waite, Shelley A. Whitehead, Matthew B. Thomas
Reference: 
Trends in parasitology, June 28, 2017

Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) have contributed substantially to reductions in the burden of malaria in the past 15 years.

Medical Treatment: 
indoor residual spraying (IRS)

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