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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 54, Issue 4, Pages 1031-1036Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx047
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Indoor residual spraying; bendiocarb; residual activity; experimental hut; Madagascar
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- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar (IPM)
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To control malaria in Madagascar, two primary vector control interventions are being scaled up: insecticidetreated nets and indoor residual spraying of bendiocarb, which was implemented in the Malagasy Central Highlands in 2009. The current efficacy of bendiocarb against Anopheles species was evaluated in a small-scale field trial. An experimental hut trial comparing the effectiveness of bendiocarb sprayed on five substrates (cement, wood, tin, mud, and vegetative materials) was carried out against Anopheles species in two study sites located in the eastern foothills of Madagascar. No significant difference was detected in either exophily or blood-feeding rates between treated and untreated huts. The mortality rate was significantly greater in treated huts compared to untreated huts. Efficacy up to 80% was found for 5mo posttreatment. Although effective, bendiocarb has been used for 7 yr, and therefore an alternative insecticide may be needed to avoid the emergence of resistance.
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