PAMVERC-KCMUCo Test Facility, Moshi, Tanzania (collaborator with LSHTM)

Facility Details

Region
East Africa

GLP Lead
IVCC

GLP Compliance Progress

Status 6. GLP Compliant

GLP Compliance Target 2017 Q2

Product Testing

IRS

Lab Trials (Phase I)
Small Scale Trials (Phase II)
Large Scale Trials (Phase III)

LLINS

Lab Trials (Phase I)
Small Scale Trials (Phase II)
Large Scale Trials (Phase III)

SPACE SPRAYS

Lab Trials (Phase I)
Small Scale Trials (Phase II)
Large Scale Trials (Phase III)

LARVICIDES

Lab Trials (Phase I)
Small Scale Trials (Phase II)
Large Scale Trials (Phase III)

TOPICAL REPELLENTS

Lab Trials (Phase I)
Small Scale Trials (Phase II)
Large Scale Trials (Phase III)

GENETICALLY MODIFIED MOSQUITOES

Lab Trials (Phase I)
Small Scale Trials (Phase II)
Large Scale Trials (Phase III)

Capacity and Features

Number of huts
21 (8 Harusini, 6 Pasua, 7 Mabogini)

Style of Huts
East African (with baffles)

Any Other Facilities
5 'simple huts' for IRS in situ; cone assays; 2 insectaries; insecticide testing facility; molecular lab (qPCR, ELISAs); field stations at Handeni (Tanga region) and Muleba (Kagera region) for phase III.

Laboratory Strains
- Strain Names & Species

An. gambiae Kisumu (SS);
An.gambiae RSP (SS);
An. gambiae Muleba-kis;
Cx. quinquefasciatus TPRI;
Cx. quinquefasciatus Muheza;
Ae. aegypti LSHTM.

Wild Populations (and Resistance Profiles) - Species

An. arabiensis Moshi;
An.gambiae Muleba and Muheza;
An. funestus Muleba and Muheza.

Hut testing possible in the following months of the year

january
february
march
april
may
june
july
august
september
october
november
december

Village Scale Trials possible in the following months of the year

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Contact Details

Contact
Matt Kirby

Phone Number
+255 (0) 782929079

Email Address
mattkirby.tanga@gmail.com
matthew.kirby@lshtm.ac.uk

Website
http://www.pamverc.or.tz