Protective effects of Olyset® Net on Plasmodium falciparum infection after three years of distribution in western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several types of insecticides, treating technologies and materials are available for long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs). The variations may result in different efficacies against mosquitoes and correspondingly infection risks for the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite. This cross-sectional study investigated whether infection risk varied among children who slept under different LLIN brands in rural villages of western Kenya.

Methods

Children sleeping under various types of LLINs were tested for P. falciparum infection using a diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Data were collected for other potential factors associated with infection risk: sleeping location (with bed/without bed), number of persons sharing the same net, dwelling wall m

SUBMITTER: Tamari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7574443 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature