Intensity of pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae before and after a mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets in Kinshasa and in 11 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Intensity of pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae before and after a mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets in Kinshasa and in 11 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract Background Between 2011 and 2018, an estimated 134.8 million pyrethroid-treated long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) were distributed nationwide in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for malaria control. Pyrethroid resistance has developed in DRC in recent years, but the intensity of...

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Main Authors: Francis Wat’senga, Fiacre Agossa, Emile Z. Manzambi, Gillon Illombe, Tania Mapangulu, Tamfum Muyembe, Tiffany Clark, Mame Niang, Ferdinand Ntoya, Aboubacar Sadou, Mateusz Plucinski, Yikun Li, Louisa A. Messenger, Christen Fornadel, Richard M. Oxborough, Seth R. Irish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Pyrethroid
Resistance intensity
Democratic Republic of Congo
Anopheles gambiae
CDC bottle bioassay
WHO susceptibility test
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03240-6

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