Cochrane Library special collection: malaria prevention and control

Cochrane Special Collections: Malaria prevention and control

The Cochrane Collaboration conduct independent reviews of the evidence in prevention and treatment. This special collection was compiled on World Malaria Day 2014.

Titles of the Cochrane systematic reviews include:

• Mosquito larval source management for controlling malaria
• Larvivorous fish for preventing malaria transmission
• Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains for preventing malaria
• Insecticide‐treated nets for preventing malaria in pregnancy
• Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria
• The Impact of Pyrethroid Resistance on the Efficacy of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets against African Anopheline Mosquitoes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• Electronic mosquito repellents for preventing mosquito bites and malaria infection
• Mass drug administration for malaria
• Primaquine or other 8‐aminoquinoline for reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmission