New insecticide could save millions of lives from malaria
The new insecticide is the first in 40 years to be found safe and effective when used on nets
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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WHO recommends new malaria nets based on research by LSHTM and partners
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its policy regarding the type of insecticide used on bed nets to prevent malaria. Against the backdrop of growing resistance of disease-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes to pyrethroid, the insecticide currently used in insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), the WHO now recommends that areas with pyrethroid-resistance should instead use pyrethroid-chlorfenapyr ITNs.
Source: lshtm.ac.uk
WHO recommends use of pyrethroid-chlorfenapyr insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria
The World Health Organization has updated its policy regarding the type of insecticide used on bed nets to prevent malaria.
Source: news-medical.net