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Development and Piloting of an Entomological Surveillance Planning Tool for Evidence-Based Vector Control Decision-Making
Objectives
To develop, pilot, and scale up an Entomological Surveillance Planning Tool for national malaria programs to guide the collection of routine entomological intelligence, investigate foci, and characterize transmission to inform local vector control strategy and intervention selection.
Principal Institution
University of California San Francisco (UCSF), United States
Principal Investigators / Focal Persons
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Project Outputs
- Article: Baseline characterization of entomological drivers of malaria transmission in Namibia: a targeted operational entomological surveillance strategy
- Article: Entomological Surveillance Planning Tool (ESPT)-generated actionable evidence on human and vector behaviours optimizes present interventions and reduces exposure to Anopheles vectors in two communities of Guna Yala, Panamá
Themes
Date
Jan 2017 — Jun 2019
Funding Details
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