November 2018

Vector resistance to pyrethroids and impact on the efficacy of insecticide-treated mosquito nets in Southern Benin

The use of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) to protect population from malaria is one of the main strategies which decline the malaria morbidity and mortality in several trials carried out in different countries. However, resistance to pyrethroids is one of some problems which compromise the LLINs effectiveness. This study compares the effectiveness of LLINs in two areas, low and high resistance areas. Mosquitoes...

Author(s): Filémon, T. Tokponnon,, Arthur Sovi, Ossè A. Razaki, Mariam Oke, Dorothée Kinde Gazard and Martin, C. Akogbéto,