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Table 4 Control of endemic VBDs in Zimbabwe

From: Getting ready for integrated vector management for improved disease prevention in Zimbabwe: a focus on key policy issues to consider

Disease

Parasite

Vector

Distribution

Burden

Control measure

Lead sector

Refs.

Malaria

Plasmodium falciparum, P. ovale, P. malariae

Anopheles arabiensis, An. gambiae, An. coluzzii, An. funestus

Nationwide

470,000 cases (2017)

Case management, IRS, LLINs, SBCC

NMCP

[15,16,17,18]

Schistosomiasis

Schistosoma haematobium, S. mansoni

Biomphalaria pfeifferi, Bulinus globosus

Nationwide

3,255,067 cases (2014)

 Treatment, MDA, snail control, WASH

EDC

[19,20,21,22]

HAT

Trypanosoma brucei, sub-species T. b. rhodesiense

Savanna group, Glossina morsitans, G. pallidipes

Mainly restricted to the northern districts along the Zambezi valley

28 cases (2005–2015)

Ground spraying, aerial spraying, cattle dipping, insecticide-treated odour-baited targets

TCD

[23]

  1. SBCC social and behaviour change communication, MDA Mass drug administration, WASH water, sanitation and hygiene, EDC epidemiology and disease control