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Taking the 'I' out of LLINs: using insecticides in vector control tools other than long-lasting nets to fight malaria

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Long-lasting insecticidal nets, or LLINs, have
                significantly reduced malaria morbidity and mortality over the
                past two decades. The net provides a physical barrier that
                decreases human-mosquito contact and the impregnated insecticide
                kills susceptible mosquito vectors upon contact and may repel
                them. However, the future of LLINs is threatened as resistance
                to pyrethroids is now widespread, the chemical arsenal for LLINs
                is very limited, time from discovery of next-generation
                insecticides to market is long, and persistent transmission is
                frequently caused by vector populations avoiding contact with
                LLINs. Here we ask the question whether, given these challenges,
                insecticides should be incorporated in nets at all. We argue
                that developing long-lasting nets without insecticide(s) can
                still reduce vector populations and provide both personal and
                community protection, if combined with other approaches or
                technologies. Taking the insecticide out of the equation (i)
                allows for a faster response to the current pyrethroid
                resistance crisis, (ii) avoids an LLIN-treadmill aimed at
                replacing failing bed nets due to insecticide resistance, and
                (iii) permits the utilization of our current and future
                insecticidal arsenal for other vector control tools to target
                persistent malaria transmission.

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Taking the 'I' out of LLINs: using insecticides in vector control tools other than long-lasting nets to fight malaria