Loss of household protection from use of insecticide-treated nets against pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes, Benin

Authors :: Asidi, Alex
N'Guessan, Raphael
Akogbeto, Martin
Curtis, Chris
Rowland, Mark
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. July 1, 2012, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p1101, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: 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 [...]

Subjects :: Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Mosquitoes -- Control
Insecticide resistance -- Research
Pyrethroids -- Chemical properties -- Usage
Vector control -- Research
Health

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