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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
The biological efficacy as judged by mortality against Anopheles gambiae s.s. of three net samples, one white and two colored, treated with deltamethrin by conventional dipping was compared. Efficacy as well as chemical analysis results showed that uptake of insecticide by white net material was much higher than by colored nets. After a single wash, efficacy of colored nets was reduced significantly below 80% mortality, which is the minimum acceptable level for a field application. This unexpected result could be because of either low uptake of insecticide by colored fibers or high alkalinity on the fibers, resulting from the dyeing process (reduction clearing). alpha-Cyanopyrethroids, such as deltamethrin, have a low stability in alkaline conditions and rapidly degrade. Practical implications of this finding are of primary importance because the majority of nets currently purchased by institutional buyers for malaria prevention are colored.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-2585
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
875-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Dyeing process may alter the efficacy of insecticide-treated nets.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Lutte contre les Insectes Nuisibles (LIN), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study