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Synergy between repellents and non-pyrethroid insecticides strongly extends the efficacy of treated nets against Anopheles gambiae

BACKGROUND: To manage the kdr pyrethroid-resistance in Anopheline malaria vectors, new compounds or new strategies are urgently needed. Recently, mixing repellents (DEET) and a non-pyrethroid insecticide (propoxur) was shown to be as effective as deltamethrin, a standard pyrethroid, under laboratory...

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Autores principales: Pennetier, Cédric, Corbel, Vincent, Boko, Pélagie, Odjo, Abibatou, N'Guessan, Raphaël, Lapied, Bruno, Hougard, Jean-Marc
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1851015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17394646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-38