Spatial emanators
Spatial emanators have shown strong potential for public health impact, particularly for indoor use. IVCC’s goal is to expand their application across diverse settings, ensuring effective alternatives to volatile pyrethroids—particularly in regions where resistance is a growing concern.
To strengthen this tool’s long-term efficacy, IVCC focuses on two key areas:
(1) Screening and developing insecticides with properties that make them viable alternatives to common pyrethroids like transfluthrin and metofluthrin, and
(2) Assessing spatial emanators across different geographies, including Africa and the Asia-Pacific, to maximize their role in controlling malaria (via outdoor use) and dengue vectors.
As part of IVCC’s Indo-Pacific Initiative (IPI), the NATNAT project has established the first national infrastructure in Papua New Guinea for testing novel vector control tools. Now in its second phase with new funding from the Australian Government, the project is focusing on the evaluation of spatial emanators, embedding a Quality Management System at the PNG Institute of Medical Research. This work aligns with IVCC’s broader strategy and complements efforts to establish the public health value of spatial emanators, strengthening the evidence and policy base for their adoption.
By advancing new formulations and use cases, IVCC is working to secure the future of spatial emanators as a vital component of integrated vector control strategies.