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Longlasting insecticidal nets for prevention of Leishmania donovani infection in India and Nepal: paired cluster randomised trial. [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of large scale distribution of longlasting nets treated with insecticide in reducing the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in India and Nepal.
Chappuis, F., Andersen, Elisabeth Anne Wreford, Vanlerberghe, Veerle, Khanal, Basudha, Chappuis, Fran\ue7ois, B. Ostyn, Kumar, Rajiv, S. Rijal, Ostyn, B., Davies, Clive Richard, Dujardin, J. C., Dujardin, Jean-Claude, Dujardin, Jean Claude, Singh, Shri Prakash, Sundar, Shyam, Andersen, Elisabeth Wreford, Boelaert, Marleen, S. P. Singh, M. Boelaert, Gidwani, K., Das, M. L., Rai, Madhukar, Das, Murari Lal, Rijal, S., M. Rai, Khanal, B., C. R. Davies, Picado, A., Uranw, S., M. L. Das, P. Srivastava, Vanlerberghe, V., S. Uranw, Sundar, S., Uranw, Surendra, Gidwani, Kamlesh, B. Khanal, Rai, M., Picado, Albert, J. C. Dujardin, Boelaert, M., Paudel, Ishwari Sharma, I. S. Paudel, S. Sundar, Davies, C. R., Wreford Andersen, Elisabeth, R. Kumar, A. Picado, V. Vanlerberghe, Srivastava, Pankaj, Srivastava, Pankai, Paudel, I. S., E. W. Andersen, Srivastava, P., Andersen, E. W., Rijal, Suman, Kumar, R., Ostyn, Bart, Singh, S. P., Chappuis, François, F. Chappuis, K. Gidwani   +61 more
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Combining Indoor Residual Spraying and Insecticide-Treated Net Interventions [PDF]

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009
Does scaling up of malaria control by combining indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) enhance protection to populations? Results from a literature search and from recent household surveys in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, and Zambezia, Mozambique are presented.
Kleinschmidt, Immo, Schwabe, Christopher, Shiva, Murugasampilay, Segura, Jose Luis, Sima, Victor, Mabunda, Samuel Jose Alves, Coleman, Michael   +6 more
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Synergy between repellents and non-pyrethroid insecticides strongly extends the efficacy of treated nets against Anopheles gambiae. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: To manage the kdr pyrethroid-resistance in Anopheline malaria vectors, new compounds or new strategies are urgently needed. Recently, mixing repellents (DEET) and a non-pyrethroid insecticide (propoxur) was shown to be as effective as ...
Boko, Pélagie, Boko Pélagie, Lapied Bruno, Odjo, A., Bruno Lapied, Pennetier Cédric, N'Guessan Raphaël, Bruno Lapied (369117), Boko, P., Pélagie Boko, Raphaël N'Guessan (9672641), Pennetier, Cédric, Abibatou Odjo, Vincent Corbel (63075), Hougard, Jean-Marc, Lapied, B., N' Guessan, R., Lapied, Bruno, Hougard Jean-Marc, Cédric Pennetier, Vincent Corbel, Abibatou Odjo (435886), Odjo Abibatou, N'Guessan, Raphaël, Pélagie Boko (16071977), Corbel Vincent, Jean-Marc Hougard (369118), Raphaël N'Guessan, Cédric Pennetier (369116), Odjo, Abibatou, Jean-Marc Hougard, Corbel, Vincent   +31 more
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Assessing the ownership, usage and knowledge of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) in Malaria Prevention in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
Introduction Malaria remains one of the top five killer diseases in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and its burden is skewed towards pregnant women and children under five.
Kunche Delali Nyavor, M. Kweku, I. Agbemafle, W. Takramah, I. Norman, E. Tarkang, F. Binka   +6 more
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Awareness, Acceptability and Use of Insecticide-treated Mosquito Nets among Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic in a Tertiary Hospital in North-Western Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Background: Insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITMNs) are the most widely used interventions for malaria control in Africa. Aim: This study aims to determine the level of awareness, acceptability and utilisation of ITMNs for malaria prevention among ...
Ukwu Aaron Eze, Ngozi Martha Adibe, Jamila Abubakar Garba, Ibrahim G. Ango, Abubakar Usman Mayana, Abubakar Abubakar Panti, Asma’u Muhammad Isah   +6 more
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Can the collection of expired long-lasting insecticidal nets reduce their coverage and use? Sociocultural aspects related to LLIN life cycle management and use in four districts in Madagascar

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background There is growing awareness of the likely impact increased numbers of LLINs will have on the environment, if not disposed of or recycled appropriately. As part of a World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Ambinina Ramanantsoa, Marta Wilson-Barthes, Rindra Rahenintsoa, Sarah Hoibak, Harilala Ranaivoharimina, Martha Delphine Rahelimalala, Avotiana Rakotomanga, Alyssa Finlay, Joan Muela Ribera, Koen Peeters Grietens   +9 more
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Insecticide-treated nets for the prevention of malaria

This repository hosts the materials for a living systematic review and network meta-analysis regarding insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to prevent malaria, developed for consideration by the Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (MNT) department of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Munn, Zachary, McBride, Grace, Hasanoff, Sabira, Shrestha, Nipun, Price, Carrie, Carrington, Lauren Bree, Kredo, Tamara   +6 more
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The use of mosquito nets and the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in rural South Central Somalia. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: There have been resurgent efforts in Africa to estimate the public health impact of malaria control interventions such as insecticide treated nets (ITNs) following substantial investments in scaling-up coverage in the last five years.
Tanya Shewchuk, Shewchuk Tanya, Noor, Abdisalan M, Grainne Moloney, Snow Robert W., Fegan Greg W., Borle, Mohamed, Greg Fegan, Shewchuk, Tanya, Snow, Robert W, Robert W Snow, Mohamed Borle, Fegan, Greg W, Abdisalan M Noor, Moloney Grainne, Noor Abdisalan M., Borle Mohamed, Moloney, Grainne, Greg W Fegan   +18 more
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Insecticide-Treated Nets and Protection against Insecticide-Resistant Malaria Vectors in Western Kenya

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Insecticide resistance might reduce the efficacy of malaria vector control. In 2013 and 2014, malaria vectors from 50 villages, of varying pyrethroid resistance, in western Kenya were assayed for resistance to deltamethrin.
E. Ochomo, Mercy Chahilu, J. Cook, Teresa Kinyari, N. Bayoh, Philippa A. West, L. Kamau, Aggrey Osangale, M. Ombok, K. Njagi, E. Mathenge, L. Muthami, Krishanthi S. Subramaniam, T. Knox, Abraham Mnavaza, M. Donnelly, I. Kleinschmidt, C. Mbogo   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Best practices for an insecticide-treated bed net distribution programme in sub-Saharan eastern Africa

Malaria Journal, 2011
Insecticide-treated bed nets are the preeminent malaria control means; though there is no consensus as to a best practice for large-scale insecticide-treated bed net distribution.
Sexton Alexis R
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