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Taking the ‘I’ out of LLINs: using insecticides in vector control tools other than long-lasting nets to fight malaria

Malaria Journal, 2020
Long-lasting insecticidal nets, or LLINs, have significantly reduced malaria morbidity and mortality over the past two decades. The net provides a physical barrier that decreases human-mosquito contact and the impregnated insecticide kills susceptible ...
Krijn P. Paaijmans, Silvie Huijben
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Field efficacy of a new deltamethrin long lasting insecticidal net (LifeNet©) against wild pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae in Benin

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Malaria vector control is mostly based on Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN). To date, all LLINs fully recommended by the World Health Organization Pesticide Scheme (WHOPES) are made of polyester or polyethylene. In this context, a new LLIN
Armel Djènontin, Nicolas Moiroux, Aziz Bouraïma, Barnabas Zogo, Ibrahim Sidick, Vincent Corbel, Cédric Pennetier   +6 more
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Escalating pyrethroid resistance in two major malaria vectors Anopheles funestus and Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) in Atatam, Southern Ghana

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Aggravation of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is threatening the efforts to control malaria by reducing the efficacy of insecticide-based interventions hence needs to be closely monitored.
Leon M. J. Mugenzi, Gabriel Akosah-Brempong, Magellan Tchouakui, Benjamin D. Menze, Theofelix A. Tekoh, Micareme Tchoupo, Francis N. Nkemngo, Murielle J. Wondji, Ekene K. Nwaefuna, Michael Osae, Charles S. Wondji   +10 more
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Decreased bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets and the resurgence of malaria in Papua New Guinea

Nature Communications, 2020
Malaria prevalence in Papua New Guinea has risen in recent years after almost a decade of decline. In this study, the authors demonstrate that long-lasting insecticidal nets used in the country that were manufactured since 2013 have significantly reduced
Rebecca Vinit, Lincoln Timinao, Nakei Bubun, Michelle Katusele, Leanne J. Robinson, Peter Kaman, Muker Sakur, Leo Makita, Lisa Reimer, Louis Schofield, William Pomat, Ivo Mueller, Moses Laman, Tim Freeman, Stephan Karl   +14 more
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Utilization of long lasting insecticidal net among children aged less than five years in a tertiary health facility in south-west Nigeria

Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2022
Introduction Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the most widely used vector control interventions for preventing malaria transmission. The study sought to determine the regular use of LLIN, factors associated with the usage and the effect of ...
A.O Odeyemi, Y.T Olasinde, A.R Ojewuyi, A.O Odeyemi, O.A Ala, E. Agelebe   +5 more
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Bio-efficacy of DuraNet® long-lasting insecticidal nets against wild populations of Anopheles arabiensis in experimental huts

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2018
Background Mosquitoes have developed resistance to multiple classes of insecticides for malaria vector control. A new generation of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets (LLINs) has been developed with increased efficacy against these resistant mosquitoes ...
Aneth M. Mahande, Shandala Msangi, Lucile J. Lyaruu, Eliningaya J. Kweka   +3 more
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Evaluation of the durability and use of long‐lasting insecticidal nets in Nicaragua

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Vector control for malaria prevention relies most often on the use of insecticide-treated bed net (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying. Little is known about the longevity of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in the Americas.
Emperatriz Lugo Villalta, Aida Mercedes Soto Bravo, Lucrecia Vizcaino, Nicole Dzuris, Marco Delgado, Michael Green, Stephen C. Smith, Audrey Lenhart, Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira   +8 more
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Impact of combining indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets on Anopheles arabiensis in Ethiopia: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Indoor residual house spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the key front-line malaria vector interventions against Anopheles arabiensis, the sole primary malaria vector in Ethiopia.
Oljira Kenea, Meshesha Balkew, Habte Tekie, Wakgari Deressa, Eskindir Loha, Bernt Lindtjørn, Hans J. Overgaard   +6 more
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RNAseq-based gene expression profiling of the Anopheles funestus pyrethroid-resistant strain FUMOZ highlights the predominant role of the duplicated CYP6P9a/b cytochrome P450s

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2021
Insecticide-based interventions, notably long-lasting insecticidal nets, against mosquito vectors of malaria are currently threatened by pyrethroid resistance. Here, we contrasted RNAseq-based gene expression profiling of laboratory-resistant (FUMOZ) and
Charles S Wondji, Jack Hearn, Helen Irving, Murielle J Wondji, Gareth Weedall   +4 more
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Unforeseen misuses of bed nets in fishing villages along Lake Victoria

Malaria Journal, 2008
Background To combat malaria, the Kenya Ministry of Health and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have distributed insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for use over beds, with coverage for children under five years of age increasing rapidly.
Futami Kyoko, Sonye Gorge O, Dida Gabriel O, Minakawa Noboru, Kaneko Satoshi   +4 more
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