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Comparing the new Ifakara Ambient Chamber Test with WHO cone and tunnel tests for bioefficacy and non-inferiority testing of insecticide-treated nets

Malaria Journal, 2019
Insecticide-treated net (ITN) durability, measured through physical integrity and bioefficacy, must be accurately assessed in order to plan the timely replacement of worn out nets and guide procurement of longer-lasting, cost-effective nets. World Health
Dennis J Massue, L. Lorenz, Jason D. Moore, W. Ntabaliba, S. Ackerman, Z. M. Mboma, W. Kisinza, E. Mbuba, S. Mmbaga, J. Bradley, H. Overgaard, S. Moore   +11 more
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Erratum: Ownership and utilization of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for malaria control in Harari National Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
This erratum corrects "Ownership and utilization of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for malaria control in Harari National Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia." The Pan African Medical Journal. 2015; 21: 52. doi:10.11604/pamj.2015.21.52.5380.
The Pan African Medical Journal
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Comparison of coverage with insecticide-treated nets in a Tanzanian town and villages where nets and insecticide are either marketed or provided free of charge

Malaria Journal, 2006
Background There is much emphasis on social marketing as a means of scaling up coverage with insecticide-treated nets and the question has arisen whether nets provided free-of-charge will be looked after by householders.
Rwegoshora RT, Maxwell CA, Magesa SM, Curtis CF   +3 more
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Species shifts in the Anopheles gambiae complex: do LLINs successfully control Anopheles arabiensis? [PDF]

, 2012
INTRODUCTION: High coverage of conventional and long-lasting insecticide treated nets (ITNs and LLINs) in parts of E Africa are associated with reductions in local malaria burdens.
Franklin W Mosha, Johnson Matowo, Tungu, Patrick K, Robert C Malima, Mark W Rowland, Malima, Robert C, Patrick K Tungu, Jane Bruce, Matowo, Johnson, Kitau, Jovin, Stephen M Magesa, Jovin Kitau, Rowland, Mark W, Richard M Oxborough, Mosha, Franklin W, Oxborough, Richard M, Magesa, Stephen M, Bruce, Jane   +17 more
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Modelling the effect of long-lasting insecticidal nets on malaria transmission dynamics in Kebbi State, Nigeria

Infectious Disease Modelling
Background/aim: Malaria, in Nigeria, is a disease of public health concern that has caused both morbidity and mortality, with the highest prevalence in Kebbi State.
Emmanuel A. Bakare, Idowu I. Olasupo, Micheal Imoudu, Afeez Abidemi, Deborah O. Daniel, Samuel A. Osikoya, Oluwaseun A. Mogbojuri, Aaron O. Nwana, Dolapo O. Oniyelu, Ronke D. Olorunfemi, Oluwafemi Samson Olagbami, Dorcas O. Agboola, Steven I. Ikediashi, Ayomide Adedeji, Oluwaponmile Ikuseka, Micheal Fadairo, Odunayo Odewale, Ifeoma Goodness Onwuka, Aurel Hansinon, Dolapo A. Bakare, Lisa J. White, Nakul Chitnis, Olusola Oresanya, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Eze Nelson, Segun Kosoko, Gabriel I. Ogban   +26 more
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Evaluation of efficacy of Interceptor® G2, a long-lasting insecticide net coated with a mixture of chlorfenapyr and alpha-cypermethrin, against pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Burkina Faso

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Malaria vectors have acquired widespread resistance throughout sub-Saharan Africa to many of the currently used insecticides. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop alternative strategies including the development of new insecticides for ...
Koama Bayili, Severin N’do, Moussa Namountougou, Roger Sanou, Abdoulaye Ouattara, Roch K. Dabiré, Anicet G. Ouédraogo, David Malone, Abdoulaye Diabaté   +8 more
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Assessing whether universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets has been achieved: is the right indicator being used?

Malaria Journal, 2018
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are the primary tool for malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa, and have been responsible for an estimated two-thirds of the reduction in the global burden of malaria in recent years. While the ultimate goal is high
H. Koenker, F. Arnold, Fatou Ba, Moustapha Cissé, Lamine Diouf, E. Eckert, M. Erskine, L. Florey, M. Fotheringham, L. Gerberg, C. Lengeler, M. Lynch, A. Mnzava, Susan L Nasr, M. Ndiop, Stephen Poyer, M. Renshaw, E. Shargie, Cameron Taylor, J. Thwing, S. Van Hulle, Yazoume Ye, J. Yukich, A. Kilian   +23 more
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Insecticide-treated nets mass distribution campaign: benefits and lessons in Zambia

Malaria Journal, 2018
Zambia was an early adopter of insecticide-treated nets strategy in 2001, and policy for mass distribution with long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in 2005.
F. Masaninga, N. Mukumbuta, Ketty Ndhlovu, B. Hamainza, P. Wamulume, E. Chanda, J. Banda, Mercy Mwanza-Ingwe, John M. Miller, B. Ameneshewa, A. Mnzava, Elizabeth Kawesha-Chizema   +11 more
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Ideational factors and their association with insecticide treated net use in Magoe District, Mozambique

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Insecticide treated bed nets (ITN) are considered a core malaria vector control tool by the WHO and are the main contributor to the large decline in malaria burden in sub-Saharan Africa over the past 20 years, but they are less effective if ...
Joshua O. Yukich, Paul Hutchinson, Baltazar Candrinho, Jessica Butts, Filipe Murimirgua, Thomas P. Eisele, Rose Zulliger   +6 more
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Insecticide-treated bed net utilization and its determinants among pregnant women in Dembecha District, Northwest Ethiopia

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are widely used and proven effective in preventing and controlling malaria. However, their utilization varies among households, which can significantly impact the benefits of insecticide-treated nets. This study
Abraham Teym, Gete Berihun, Mestet Yibeltal Shiferaw, Etsubdink Dessalew Abawa, Yibeltal Alemu, Bayou Tilahun Assaye, Rahel Belete Abebe, Tirsit Ketsela Zeleke   +7 more
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