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attractive targeted sugar bait atsb novel malaria vector control tool designed attract kill mosquitoes using sugarbased bait laced oral toxicant western province zambia one three countries selected series phase iii cluster randomized controlled trials westham atsb sarabi version 12 trial sites kenya mali zambia selected represent range different ecologies malaria transmission settings across subsaharan africa case study describes key characteristics atsb zambia trial site allow interpretation results relative kenya mali sites study site characterization incorporates data trial baseline epidemiological mosquito sugar feeding surveys conducted 2021 well relevant literature study area characterization trial site trial site zambia comprised 70 trialdesigned clusters kaoma nkeyema luampa districts population settlements trial site dispersed across large geographic area sparsely populated villages overall population density 70 study clusters 657 people per square kilometre total site population 122023 people living geographic area covered 1858 square kilometres however study clusters distributed total area approximately 11728 square kilometres region tropical intense seasonal malaria transmission abundance trees plants trial site potential sources sugar meals malaria vectors fourteen anopheles species endemic site anopheles funestus dominant vector likely accounting around 95 plasmodium falciparum malaria infections despite high coverage indoor residual spraying insecticidetreated nets baseline malaria prevalence peak malaria transmission season 50 among people ages six months older malaria transmission remains high western province zambia despite coverage vector control tools new strategies needed address drivers malaria transmission region malariaendemic areas subsaharan africa