Threats to the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets for malaria control: thinking beyond insecticide resistance

SW Lindsay, MB Thomas, I Kleinschmidt - The Lancet Global Health, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary From 2004 to 2019, insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) have been the most
effective tool for reducing malaria morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Recently …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness against malaria of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) compared with pyrethroid …

JF Mosha, MA Kulkarni, E Lukole, NS Matowo, C Pitt… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have successfully reduced malaria in sub-
Saharan Africa, but their effectiveness is now partly compromised by widespread resistance …

The fabric of life: what if mosquito nets were durable and widely available but insecticide-free?

F Okumu - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Bed nets are the commonest malaria prevention tool and arguably the most
cost-effective. Their efficacy is because they prevent mosquito bites (a function of physical …

Inferring the epidemiological benefit of indoor vector control interventions against malaria from mosquito data

E Sherrard-Smith, C Ngufor, A Sanou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The cause of malaria transmission has been known for over a century but it is still unclear
whether entomological measures are sufficiently reliable to inform policy decisions in human …

Efficacy of Royal Guard, a new alpha-cypermethrin and pyriproxyfen treated mosquito net, against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors

C Ngufor, A Agbevo, J Fagbohoun, A Fongnikin… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Royal Guard is a new insecticide-treated bed-net incorporated with a mixture of alpha-
cypermethrin and pyriproxyfen (an insect growth regulator). We assessed its efficacy and …

Assessing the efficacy of two dual-active ingredients long-lasting insecticidal nets for the control of malaria transmitted by pyrethroid-resistant vectors in Benin: study …

M Accrombessi, J Cook, C Ngufor, A Sovi… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are currently the primary method of
malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa and have contributed to a significant reduction in …

[HTML][HTML] LLIN evaluation in Uganda project (LLINEUP): The fabric integrity, chemical content and bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets treated with and without …

F Mechan, A Katureebe, V Tuhaise, M Mugote… - Current research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) supplemented with the synergist piperonyl butoxide
have been developed in response to growing pyrethroid resistance; however, their durability …

Bio-efficacy of field aged novel class of long-lasting insecticidal nets, against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors in Tanzania: A series of experimental hut trials

JL Martin, LA Messenger, M Rowland… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
New classes of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), have been recommended by the World
Health Organization (WHO) to control malaria vectors resistant to pyrethroid insecticides …

Tenebenal: a meta-diamide with potential for use as a novel mode of action insecticide for public health

RS Lees, P Ambrose, J Williams, J Morgan, G Praulins… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background There is an urgent need for insecticides with novel modes of action against
mosquito vectors. Broflanilide is a meta-diamide, discovered and named Tenebenal™ by …

Sterilized Anopheles funestus can autodisseminate sufficient pyriproxyfen to the breeding habitat under semi-field settings

HJ Kunambi, H Ngowo, A Ali, N Urio, AJ Ngonzi… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Anopheles funestus, the main malaria vector, prefer to oviposit in permanent
and/or semi-permanent breeding habitats located far from human dwellings. Difficulties in …