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Indoor use of plastic sheeting impregnated with carbamate combined with long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets for the control of pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Aug 2010
Djènontin Armel, Chandre Fabrice, Dabiré K Roch, Chabi Joseph, N'guessan Raphael, Baldet Thierry, Akogbéto Martin, Corbel Vincent
Abstract excerpt
The combined efficacy of a long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) and a carbamate-treated plastic sheeting (CTPS) or indoor residual spraying (IRS) for control of insecticide-resistant mosquitoes was evaluated in experimental huts in Burkina Faso. Anopheles gambiae from the area is resistant to pyrethroids and to a lesser extent, carbamates. Relatively low mortality rates were observed with the LLIN (44%), IRS...
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