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. 2010 May 12;9:122. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-122

Table 3.

EIR Studies Tied to Indoor Residual Spray Intervention

Location/Year Study Done/Reference Insecticide Mosquito Method EIR Parasite Rate
North-east Tanzania

1995-1996 [25]
[0.03] g lambdacyhalothrin/m2

re-sprayed 7-8 months after initial spray
An. gambiae and An. funestsus light traps, window exit traps, pyrethrum spray collection and ELISA Infectious bites/person/night
1995:
Control = 1.04
IRS = 0.98
1996:
Control = 0.773
IRS = 0.057

1995 = 5.7% Reduction
1996 = 93% Reduction
Not reported

Northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

November 1987-June 1988 [26]
[2] g DDT/m2 An. farauti and An. puctulatus Human landing catch and ELISA Infectious bites/person/night

Control = 2.204
IRS = 0.9675

56% Reduction
P. falciparum
Control = 29%
IRS = 46%

P. Vivax
Control = 12%
IRS = 9%

P. falciparum =
59% Increase
P. vivax =
25% Reduction

Garki, Nigeria

September 1969-February 1976 [23]
[2] g propoxur/m2

re-sprayed every 2 months
An. Gambiae s.l. and An. funestus Human landing collection, pyrethrum spray collection, exit trap collection, outdoor resting collection and ELISA Infectious bites/person/wet season (wet season 1972: May 22-Oct. 22 1973: June 18-Nov. 4)

Control:
Village 1:
1972 = 17 1973 = 21
Village 2:
1972 = 25 1973 = 28

IRS:
Village 3:
1972 = 0 1973 = 10
Village 4:
1972 = 3 1973 = 4

1972 = 93% Reduction
1973 = 71.4%Reduction
P. falciparum
Control
1972 = 43.3%
1973 = 47.5%
IRS
1972 = 36.8% 1973 = 35.0%

P. malariae
Control
1972 = 13.0% 1973 = 11.19%
IRS
1972 = 13.3%
1973 = 13.3%

P. falciparum
1972 =
15% Reduction
1973 =
26% Reduction

P. malariae
1972 = 2.3% Increase
1973 = 19% Increase