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. 2019 Sep;35(9):668-670.
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.06.009. Epub 2019 Jul 11.

Bed Nets, Insecticides, and Antimalarials: Where to Next?

Hayley D Buchanan  1 , Geoffrey I McFadden  2 , Christopher D Goodman  1
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Bed Nets, Insecticides, and Antimalarials: Where to Next?

Hayley D Buchanan et al. Trends Parasitol. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Insecticide-impregnated bed nets have saved millions from fatal malaria, but their effectiveness is waning due to mosquito insecticide resistance. A new strategy (Paton et al., Nature, 2019) to deliver parasiticidal compounds into mosquitoes to kill transmission-stage parasites could enhance the effectiveness of bed nets and get around the perennial problems of resistance.

Keywords: insecticide treated nets (ITNs); malaria; mosquitoes; transmission blocking.

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