Wash-resistance and field efficacy of Olyset™ net, a permethrin-incorporated long-lasting insecticidal netting, against anopheles minimus-transmitted malaria in Assam, Northeastern India

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-410

  Dev, Vas ^a   Raghavendra, K ^b   Barman, K ^c   Phookan, S ^a   Dash, A P ^b  

^a National Institute of Malaria Research (Field Station)   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^c Government of Assam   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles minimus; Assam; Long lasting insectcidal net; Malaria control; Northeastern India; OlysetTM net; P. falciparum; Wash resistance

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES MINIMUS; ARTICLE; BED NET; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; VECTOR CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; INSECTICIDES; LAUNDERING; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PERMETHRIN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANOPHELES MINIMUS; HEXAPODA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 77952341109     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0191     Document Type: Article

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