Assenga, Alphonce A.
Bradley, John
Alou, Ludovic P. Ahoua
N’Guessan, Raphael
Koffi, Alphonsine A.
Small, Graham
Snetselaar, Janneke
Moore, Jason
Moore, Sarah J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Innovative Vector Control Consortium
Article History
Received: 19 March 2026
Accepted: 19 July 2026
First Online: 25 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All participants provided written informed consent. Ethical approval was obtained in each country Tanzania certificate NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/4558; Côte d’Ivoire certificate N/Réf: 081–22/MSHPCMU/CNESVS-km. All sleepers were male, aged ≥ 18 years, were medically supervised throughout the study [ ], were offered malaria prophylaxis per local guidance, and were screened weekly for malaria parasites. No infections were detected during the two trials.
Consent for publication: All authors have read and approved the final manuscript for publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.