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Evaluation of Interceptor G2 impregnated mosquito nets for malaria control in Brazil
Objectives
*Original title in Portuguese: Avaliação de mosquiteiros impregnados Interceptor G2 para o controle da malária no Brasil
To evaluate impregnated mosquito net “INTERCEPTOR G2” owned by Basf, in an endemic area for malaria in the municipality of Iranduba in the State of Amazonas and another area in the municipality of Mazagão in the State of Amapá.
Among human parasites, malaria has remained one of the most serious and well-known public health problems in the world, since it affects populations from different countries in tropical and subtropical regions of the planet. As there is no vaccine and due to the increasing resistance of parasites to available drugs, timely diagnosis and treatment and control of vectors of the genus Anopheles are the pillars of the strategy of the World Health Organization – WHO to control malaria. Among the integrated approaches for vector control, mosquito nets impregnated with insecticide – MILDs is a basic strategy that has been used in Amazonian states by recommendation of the Ministry of Health (MS), however, knowledge of the effectiveness of these mosquito nets impregnated with new or association of existing molecules in the conditions of that region, is essential for a rational choice of products to be used in the control. In this context, it is intended to subsidize the National Malaria Control Program (PNCM) with information of fundamental importance in the planning of actions to control malaria vectors if this product is used.
Nov 2021
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