Disease | Parasite | Vector | Distribution | Burden | Control measure | Lead sector | Refs. |
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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 | |
Schistosomiasis | Schistosoma haematobium, S. mansoni | Biomphalaria pfeifferi, Bulinus globosus | Nationwide | 3,255,067 cases (2014) | Â Treatment, MDA, snail control, WASH | EDC | |
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] |