TY - JOUR AU - Acheson, Emily S. AU - Plowright, Andrew A. AU - Kerr, Jeremy T. PY - 2015 DA - 2015/08/19 TI - Where have all the mosquito nets gone? Spatial modelling reveals mosquito net distributions across Tanzania do not target optimal Anopheles mosquito habitats JO - Malaria Journal SP - 322 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Malaria remains the deadliest vector-borne disease despite long-term, costly control efforts. The United Republic of Tanzania has implemented countrywide anti-malarial interventions over more than a decade, including national insecticide-treated net (ITN) rollouts and subsequent monitoring. While previous analyses have compared spatial variation in malaria endemicity with ITN distributions, no study has yet compared Anopheles habitat suitability to determine proper allocation of ITNs. This study assesses where mosquitoes were most likely to thrive before implementation of large-scale ITN interventions in Tanzania and determine if ITN distributions successfully targeted those areas. SN - 1475-2875 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0841-x DO - 10.1186/s12936-015-0841-x ID - Acheson2015 ER -