INTRODUCTION High coverage of conventional and long-lasting insecticide treated nets (ITNs and LLINs) in parts of E Africa are associated with reductions in local malaria burdens. Shifts in malaria vector species ratio have coincided with the scale-up suggesting that some species are being controlled by ITNs/LLINs better than others. METHODS Between 2005-2006 six experimental hut trials of IT...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Development of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors has been a major problem for achieving effective vector control. Due to limited availability of insecticides, the only option is management of resistance by judiciously using the insecticides and rotating them to maintain their effectiveness. This study was carried out in a malaria endemic area of Sundergarh distri...

MALARIA CONTROL MALARIA ELIMINATION (Phase I Getting to Zero) MALARIA ELIMINATION (Phase II 'Holding the Line') Personal protection (LLINs, repellants) Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Diagnosis & treatment (PCD & ACD/MBS where applicable) Chemoprophylaxis (MDA, IPTi) Surveillance (parasite and/or vector) Larviciding and source reduction Community participation in other disease control & health d...

Interest and support for malaria control, eradication, and research has increased greatly over the past decade. This has resulted from appreciation of the huge medical, social, and economic burden that malaria exacts from endemic populations. Recent breakthroughs in drug development (artemisinin-based combination treatments), preventive interventions (long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed nets)...

The use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) has been documented to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality in areas with endemic malaria, but concerns have been raised that ITN usage could affect the acquisition of malaria immunity. Several lines of evidence have indicated that antibodies against variant surface antigens (VSA) are important in the development of naturally acquired immunity to ...