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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.140619
Personal Author:
Toé, Kobié H. ; Jones, Christopher M. ; N’Fale, Sagnon ; Ismail, Hanafy M. ; Dabiré, Roch K. ; ... More +
Toé, Kobié H. ; Jones, Christopher M. ; N’Fale, Sagnon ; Ismail, Hanafy M. ; Dabiré, Roch K. ; Ranson, Hilary Less -
Description:
Malaria control is dependent on insecticides. Increases in prevalence of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors across Africa are well-documented. However, few attempts have been made to quantify the strength of this resistance and link it to the effectiveness of control tools. Using quantitative bioassays, we show that in Burkina Faso pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes has increased in intensity in recent years and now exceeds 1,000-fold. In laboratory assays, this level of resistance renders insecticides used to impregnate bed nets ineffective. Thus, the level of personal and community protection afforded by long-lasting insecticide-treated net campaigns will probably be reduced. Standardized methods are needed to quantify resistance levels in malaria vectors and link these levels to failure of vector control methods.
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Anopheles Gambiae
Bed Net Effectiveness
Bed Nets
Increased Pyrethroid Resistance In Malaria Vectors And Decreased Bed Net Effectiveness, Burkina Faso
Malaria
Mosquitoes
Parasites
Pyrethroid Resistance
Research
Vector Control

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 20(10):1691-1696.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Burkina Faso
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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