Insecticide resistance in African Anopheles mosquitoes: a worsening situation that needs urgent action to maintain malaria control

H Ranson, N Lissenden - Trends in parasitology, 2016 - cell.com
Malaria control is reliant on insecticides to control the mosquito vector. As efforts to control
the disease have intensified, so has the selection pressure on mosquitoes to develop …

malERA: an updated research agenda for malaria elimination and eradication

RN Rabinovich, C Drakeley, AA Djimde, BF Hall… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as
overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are setting …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a long-lasting piperonyl butoxide-treated insecticidal net and indoor residual spray interventions, separately and together, against malaria …

N Protopopoff, JF Mosha, E Lukole, JD Charlwood… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Progress in malaria control is under threat by wide-scale insecticide resistance
in malaria vectors. Two recent vector control products have been developed: a long-lasting …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing challenges of malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa: Priorities for public health research and policymakers

HJ Oladipo, YA Tajudeen, IO Oladunjoye… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing cases and mortality due to malaria remains one of the most important
public health threats, especially in sub-Saharan Africa—where this burden is considerably …

Changes in Anopheles funestus Biting Behavior Following Universal Coverage of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Benin

N Moiroux, MB Gomez, C Pennetier… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. Behavioral modification of malaria vectors in response to vector control
methods is of great concern. We investigated whether full coverage of long-lasting …

Biting by Anopheles funestus in broad daylight after use of long-lasting insecticidal nets: a new challenge to malaria elimination

S Sougoufara, SM Diédhiou, S Doucouré, N Diagne… - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
Background Malaria control is mainly based on indoor residual spraying and insecticide-
treated bed nets. The efficacy of these tools depends on the behaviour of mosquitoes, which …

Emergence of behavioural avoidance strategies of malaria vectors in areas of high LLIN coverage in Tanzania

KS Kreppel, M Viana, BJ Main, PCD Johnson… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Despite significant reductions in malaria transmission across Africa since 2000, progress is
stalling. This has been attributed to the development of insecticide resistance and …

Systematic review of indoor residual spray efficacy and effectiveness against Plasmodium falciparum in Africa

E Sherrard-Smith, JT Griffin, P Winskill, V Corbel… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an important part of malaria control. There is a growing list
of insecticide classes; pyrethroids remain the principal insecticide used in bednets but …

Indoor residual spraying in combination with insecticide-treated nets compared to insecticide-treated nets alone for protection against malaria: a cluster randomised …

PA West, N Protopopoff, A Wright, Z Kivaju… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) of houses
provide effective malaria transmission control. There is conflicting evidence about whether it …

The impact of stopping and starting indoor residual spraying on malaria burden in Uganda

JF Namuganga, A Epstein, JI Nankabirwa… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The scale-up of malaria control efforts has led to marked reductions in malaria burden over
the past twenty years, but progress has slowed. Implementation of indoor residual spraying …