Table 1 Timing and duration of field activities
Activity | Timing | Trip duration (days) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Preliminary tsetse survey T0 | October–November 2013 | 30 | Traps deployed at 108 sites |
Initial sensitisation | December 2013 | 15 | Radio spot produced and broadcast. Creation of CSSEsa |
Period before cost monitoring started | January–November 2014 | – | First deployment January 2014, trap monitoring T1, T2 and T3 in March, May and October 2014 |
Re-sensitisation | December 2014 | 9 | Sensitisation campaign and revitalization of CSSEs |
Target redeployment | January-February 2015 | 17 | 2600 targets replaced and 108 extra deployed, making a total of 2708 |
Trap monitoring T4 | March–April 2015 | 15 | Traps deployed at 44 sites |
Sensitisation | March 2015 | 8 | Sensitisation targeting transhumant pastoralist populations |
Trap monitoring T5 | May 2015 | 14 | Traps deployed at 44 sites |
Trap monitoring T6 | October 2015 | 13 | Traps deployed at 44 sites |
Target redeployment | January–February 2016 | 25 | 2708 targets replaced |
Trap monitoring T7 | March 2016 | 11 | Traps deployed at 44 sites |
Trap monitoring T8 | May 2016 | 17 | Traps deployed at 44 sites |
Target check | September 2016 | 7 | Placement and condition of deployed targets checked |
Trap monitoring T9 | October 2016 | 13 | Traps deployed at 44 sites |