Table 1 Malaria vector control intervention and districts of application [6, 11, 29, 33]
From: Vector control for malaria elimination in Botswana: progress, gaps and opportunities
Control intervention | Intervention history | Districts currently applied | Intervention status |
|---|---|---|---|
IRS | 1940–1998: DDT | Okavango, Chobe, Ngami, Boteti, Tutume and Bobirwa | Main intervention |
1998–2009: lambda-cyhalothrin | |||
2010–2016: DDT and lambda-cyhalothrin | |||
2017: lambda-cyhalothrin and pirimiphos-methyl | |||
2018: pirimiphos-methyl | |||
LLINs | 1992: ITNs piloted in Chobe | Okavango, Chobe, Ngami, Boteti, Tutume and Bobirwa | Supplementary intervention |
1994–2009: ITNs roll out in endemic districts | |||
2010–2017: LLINs Mass Distribution (every 3 years) | |||
Larviciding | 2010–2012: Piloted in Tutume and Bobirwa | Boteti, Tutume and Bobirwa | Supplementary intervention |
2013–till date: Occasional implementation | Boteti, Tutume and Bobirwa |