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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Asidi, Alex ; N’Guessan, Raphael ; Akogbeto, Martin ; Curtis, Chris ; Rowland, Mark
Asidi, Alex ; N’Guessan, Raphael ; Akogbeto, Martin ; Curtis, Chris ; Rowland, Mark Less -
Description:
Pyrethroid resistance is becoming widespread in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, coinciding with expanded use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) throughout Africa. To investigate whether nets in use are still protective, we conducted household trials in northern and southern Benin, where An. gambiae mosquitoes are susceptible and resistant, respectively, to pyrethroids. Rooms were fitted with window traps and monitored for mosquito biting and survival rates before and after the nets were treated with pyrethroid. Sleeping under an ITN in the location with resistant mosquitoes was no more protective than sleeping under an untreated net, regardless of its physical condition. By contrast, sleeping under an ITN in the location with susceptible mosquitoes decreased the odds of biting by 66%. ITNs provide little or no protection once the mosquitoes become resistant and the netting acquires holes. Resistance seriously threatens malaria control strategies based on ITN.
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Animals
Anopheles Gambiae
Bedding And Linens
Bites And Stings
Family Characteristics
Humans
Insecticide Resistance
Insecticides
Insecticide Treated Bed Nets
Malaria
Mosquitoes
Parasites
Pyrethrins
Pyrethroid
Research
Malaria

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 18(7):1101-1106.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Benin
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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