Emily R Hilton, Ndombour Gning-Cisse, Auguste Assi, Mathieu Eyakou, John Koffi, Barthelemy Gnakou, Bernard Kouassi, Cecilia Flatley, Joseph Chabi, Constant Gbalegba, Serge Alex Aimain, Colette Yah Kokrasset, Mea Antoine Tanoh, Sylvain N'Gotta, Octavie Yao, Hughes Egou Assi, Philomène Konan, Kelly Davis, Edi Constant, Allison Belemvire, Patricia Yepassis-Zembrou, Pascal Zinzindohoue, Blaise Kouadio, Sarah Burnett
BACKGROUND: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) using neonicotinoid-based insecticides (clothianidin and combined clothianidin with deltamethrin) was deployed in two previously unsprayed districts of Côte d'Ivoire in 2020 and 2021 to complement standard pyrethroid insecticide-treated nets. This retrospective observational study uses health facility register data to assess the impact of IRS on clinically reported malaria case incidence. METHODS: Health facility data were abstracted from consultation registers for the period September 2018 to April 2022 in two IRS districts and two control districts that did not receive IRS...
March 22, 2024: BMJ Global Health