A costing analysis of an intermittent biolarviciding intervention with limited epidemiological effect in Tanga Region, Tanzania
With the intermittent mode of implementation, yearly per capita costs of biolarviciding with Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus are likely to be financially feasible for scaling of the intervention in Tanzania. However, in separate publications the entomological and epidemiological impact of the intervention were found to vary according to settings, and hence the case for upscaling will crucially depend on determining impact in a given setting. Under this condition, biolarviciding could provide an additional complementary vector control tool for further reductions in malaria transmission and addressing the rise in outdoor malaria transmission.
Authors
- Prosper Chaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1774-7181)
- Samwel Lazaro
- Elizabeth Kasagama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-4153)
- Noela Kisoka
- S.S. Diarra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6579-8709)
- Jubilate Bernard
- Denis Kailembo
- Charles Dismas
- Yahya A. Derua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0759-9242)
- Tegemeo Gavana
- Christian Lengeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8883-7950)
- Stella Kajange
- Best Yoram
Institutions
- Ifakara Health Institute (TZ)
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (TZ)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Ministry of Education and Vocation Training (TZ)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05553-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88