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Introducing insecticide treated mosquito nets in the Kilombero Valley (Tanzania) : social and cultural dimensions [PDF]

, 2001
Malaria remains one of the most important causes of suffering, death and poverty. The provision of prompt diagnosis and treatment should be a key component of any malaria control programme, but in reality disease management is often not adequate due to ...
Minja, Happiness David
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Assessment of the knowledge and utilization of insecticide-treated nets among pregnant women in a secondary health care facility in South-South, Nigeria

Discover Public Health
Background Malaria is a parasitic infection that is caused by the protozoan Plasmodium, which is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Robinson Onyekachukwu Ogwu, Angela Uduak Ochei, Samuel Okwuchukwu Ilikannu, Uzochukwu Nkemakolam Eke-Otuka, Christian Osemudiamen Igibah, Kachi-Ogwu Ursula Nkiruka, Osamudia Okhionkpamwonyi   +6 more
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Status of insecticide susceptibility in Anopheles gambiae s.l. from malaria surveillance sites in The Gambia. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Vector control is an effective way of reducing malaria transmission. The main vector control methods include the use of insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying (IRS).
Betson, M, Betson, Martha, Awolola, Taiwo Samson, Awolola, T S, Jawara, Musa, Jawara, M, Martha Betson, Taiwo Samson Awolola, Musa Jawara, Jawara Musa, Awolola Taiwo, Betson Martha, Awolola, TS   +12 more
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Malaria in Dielmo, a Senegal village: Is its elimination possible after seven years of implementation of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets?

PLoS ONE, 2017
Background The malaria burden has decreased significantly in recent years in Africa through the widespread use of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs).
A. Wotodjo, S. Doucouré, J. Gaudart, N. Diagne, Fatoumata Diène Sarr, N. Faye, A. Tall, D. Raoult, C. Sokhna   +8 more
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A voucher scheme for insectide treated nets in Ghana: development of a methodology for delivery systems evaluation [PDF]

The key to effective scaling-up of coverage with insecticide treated nets is multiple effective delivery systems that are complementary, each one adding incrementally to the overall coverage. Generally, individual systems have been studied.
Webster, Jayne
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Evaluation of Interceptor long-lasting insecticidal nets in eight communities in Liberia. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: By 2008, the WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES) recommended five long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for the prevention of malaria: Olyset((R)), PermaNet 2.0((R)), Netprotect((R)), Duranet((R)) and Interceptor((R)). Field information
Allan, Richard, Banek Kristin, Kristin Banek, Albert Kilian, Kilian, Albert, Kilian Albert, Richard Allan, Allan Richard, Banek, Kristin   +8 more
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Significant decline in lymphatic filariasis associated with nationwide scale-up of insecticide-treated nets in Zambia

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2017
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito-borne disease, broadly endemic in Zambia, and is targeted for elimination by mass drug administration (MDA) of albendazole and diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) to at-risk populations.
Mutale Nsakashalo-Senkwe, E. Mwase, E. Chizema-Kawesha, V. Mukonka, Peter Songolo, F. Masaninga, M. Rebollo, Bolaji N. Thomas, M. Bockarie, Hannah Betts, J. Stothard, L. Kelly-Hope   +11 more
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Comparison of the efficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets PermaNet® 2.0 and Olyset® against Anopheles albimanus under laboratory conditions

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Insecticide-treated nets provide a reduction in human-vector contact through physical barrier, mortality and/or repellent effects that protect both users and non-users, thereby protecting the wider community from vector-borne diseases like malaria.
Gloria I Jaramillo, Paulo C Robledo, Neila J Mina, Jazmin A Muñoz, Clara B Ocampo   +4 more
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Evaluation of PermaNet 3.0 a deltamethrin-PBO combination net against Anopheles gambiae and pyrethroid resistant Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes: an experimental hut trial in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Combination mosquito nets incorporating two unrelated insecticides or insecticide plus synergist are designed to control insecticide resistant mosquitoes.
Mark Rowland, Maxwell Caroline, Joseph Myamba, Masue, Dennis, Sudi, Wema, Myamba Joseph, Stephen Magesa, Caroline Maxwell, Dennis Masue, Rowland Mark, Malima Robert, Sudi Wema, Malima, Robert, Magesa Stephen, Pigeon Olivier, Tungu Patrick, Rowland, Mark, Maxwell, Caroline, Myamba, Joseph, Pigeon, Olivier, Olivier Pigeon, Patrick Tungu, Wema Sudi, Tungu, Patrick, Masue Dennis, Magesa, Stephen, Robert Malima   +26 more
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Equity trends in ownership of insecticide-treated nets in 19 sub-Saharan African countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2017
Objective To examine the change in equity of insecticide-treated net (ITN) ownership among 19 malaria-endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa before and after the launch of the Cover The Bed Net Gap initiative.
Cameron Taylor, L. Florey, Yazoume Ye
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