Impact of a spatial repellent intervention on Anopheles kdr insecticide resistance allele in Sumba, Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence of insecticide resistance and outdoor transmission in malaria-endemic areas underlines the urgent need to develop innovative tools, such as spatial repellents (SR), that may circumvent this residual transmission. With limited options for effective insecticides, regular resistance monitoring is warranted for selecting and using appropriate tools. This study evaluates the pyrethroid knockdown resistance (kdr) allele before and after implementing a transfluthrin-based spatial repellent (SR) intervention in placebo-treated clusters.

Methods

This study looks at the frequency distribution of the kdr allele in Sumba Island from June 2015 to August 2018. Insecticide susceptibility tests were carried out on female Anopheles sp. aged 3-5 days against permethri

SUBMITTER: Syahrani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10802001 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature