Partial indoor residual spraying with pirimiphos-methyl as an effective and cost-saving measure for the control of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in northern Ghana

Abstract The scale up of indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide treated nets have contributed significantly to global reductions in malaria prevalence over the last two decades. However, widespread pyrethroid resistance has necessitated the use of new and more expensive insecticides for IRS....

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Main Authors: Sylvester Coleman, Yemane Yihdego, Ellie Sherrard-Smith, Churcher S. Thomas, Dereje Dengela, Richard M. Oxborough, Samuel K. Dadzie, Daniel Boakye, Frank Gyamfi, Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Ben Johns, Lilly V. Siems, Bradford Lucas, Jon Eric Tongren, Sixte Zigirumugabe, Dominic Dery, Christen Fornadel, Kristen George, Allison Belemvire, Jenny Carlson, Seth R. Irish, Jennifer S. Armistead, Aklilu Seyoum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97138-1