Evaluation of ICON Maxx, a long-lasting treatment kit for mosquito nets: Experimental hut trials against anopheline mosquitoes in Tanzania

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Tungu, Patrick K ^a,b   Malima, Robert ^a,b   Mosha, Frank W ^b,c   Lyimo, Issa ^c   Maxwell, Caroline ^a,d   Kaur, Harparkash ^d   Kisinza, William N ^a,b   Magesa, Stephen M ^a   Kirby, Matthew J ^b,d   Rowland, Mark ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b Pan African Malaria Vector Research Consortium (PAMVERC)   (Tanzania)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles arabiensis; Anopheles funestus; Anopheles gambiae; Experimental huts; Lambda cyhalothrin; Long lasting insecticidal nets

Indexed keywords

CYHALOTHRIN; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID; NITRILE;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BED NET; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYHALOTHRIN TREATED NET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; TANZANIA; ANIMAL; FEMALE; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84933526827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0742-z     Document Type: Article

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