Abstract Background Although it is accepted that long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) use an effective means to prevent malaria, children aged 5 15 years do not appear be sufficiently protected in Madagascar; the malaria prevalence highest this age group. The purpose of research summarize recent qualitative studies describing LLIN among Malagasy people with a focus on 5–15 years. Methods Qualit...

Background: Malaria, caused by the genus Plasmodium, is still a global health problem. Its transmission and spread are strongly influenced presence of Anopheles vector. One efforts to reduce cases distribution long-lasting insecticide-treated nets residents malaria-endemic areas. This study aims measure density mosquitoes perched on bed after three years usage. Method: A cross-sectional was con...

BACKGROUND In malaria-endemic areas, residents of modern houses have less malaria than those living in traditional houses. This study will determine if modern housing provides incremental protection against clinical malaria over the current best practice of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and prompt treatment in The Gambia, determine the incremental cost-effectiveness of the intervention...

BACKGROUND New approaches to delivering insecticides need to be developed to improve malaria vector control. Insecticidal durable wall lining (DL) and net wall hangings (NWH) are novel alternatives to indoor residual spraying which can be produced in a long-lasting format. Non-pyrethroid versions could be used in combination with long-lasting insecticidal nets for improved control and managemen...

The use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs), and subsequently the new generation of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs), has been a core malaria prevention strategy for more than two decades [1], and until 2010, distribution of LLINs targeted biologically vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and children aged less than 5 years [2,3]. In 2008, due largely to increased funding for ma...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility to insecticides of An. gambiae mosquitoes sampled in Dielmo (Senegal), in 2010, 2 years after the implementation of Long Lasting Insecticide-treated Nets (LLINs) and to report the evolution of kdr mutation frequency from 2006 to 2010. METHODS WHO bioassay susceptibility tests to 6 insecticides were performed on adults F0, i...

BACKGROUND The Government of Ethiopia and its partners have deployed artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACT) since 2004 and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) since 2005. Malaria interventions and trends in malaria cases and deaths were assessed at hospitals in malaria transmission areas during 2001-2011. METHODS Regional LLINs distribution records were used to estimate the proporti...

BACKGROUND For many countries where malaria is endemic, the burden of malaria is high in border regions. In ethnic minority areas along the Myanmar-China border, residents have poor access to medical care for diagnosis and treatment, and there have been many malaria outbreaks in such areas. Since 2007, with the support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), a malari...

Global commitment to malaria control has greatly increased over the last decade. Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have become a core intervention of national malaria control strategies and over 450 million nets were distributed in sub-Saharan Africa between 2008 and 2012. Despite the impressive gains made as a result of increased investment in to malaria control, such gains remain fragile...

BACKGROUND The durability of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) in field conditions is of great importance for malaria prevention and control efforts; however, the physical integrity of the net fabric is not well understood making it challenging to determine overall effectiveness of nets as they age. The 2011 World Health Organization Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES) guidelines provide ...