Insufficient duration of insecticidal efficacy of Yahe^® insecticide-treated nets in Papua New Guinea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are the backbone of anti-malarial vector control in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Over recent years the quality and performance of ITNs delivered to PNG decreased, which has likely contributed to the stagnation in the malaria control effort in the country. The present study reports results from the first 24 months of a durability study with the ITN product Yahe LN^® in PNG.

Methods

The durability study was conducted in four villages on the northern coast of PNG, in an area with high malaria parasite transmission, following WHO-recommended methodology adapted to the local scenario. A cohort of n = 500 individually identifiable Yahe^® ITNs was distributed by the PNG National Malaria Control Programme from October to Dece

SUBMITTER: Bubun N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11151609 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature