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2. Mosquito net - Wikipedia

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   Standard ITNs must be replaced or re-treated with insecticide after six washes and, therefore, are not seen as a convenient, effective long-term solution to the malaria problem. [36] [37] [38] As a result, the mosquito netting and pesticide industries developed so-called long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets, which also use pyrethroid ...

3. Vestergaard (company) - Wikipedia

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   The company has several "disease control textiles" products designed as health interventions for developing countries, including the LifeStraw water filtration device to prevent waterborne disease, and the PermaNet, a mosquito net impregnated with the long-lasting insecticide deltamethrin to prevent malaria. [2]

4. DDT - Wikipedia

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   Pyrethroids such as deltamethrin are also more expensive than DDT, but are applied more sparingly (0.02–0.3 g/m 2 vs 1–2 g/m 2), so the net cost per house per treatment is about the same. [43] DDT has one of the longest residual efficacy periods of any IRS insecticide, lasting 6 to 12 months.

5. Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

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   The project promotes the usage of long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets and reinforces this through behavior change communication campaigns such as the "trois toutes" for malaria prevention and radio spot broadcasting in Senegal. The program aims for universal coverage of mosquito nets across the countries it works in by 2015. [31]

6. Deltamethrin - Wikipedia

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   Deltamethrin is a pyrethroid ester insecticide. Deltamethrin plays a key role in controlling malaria vectors, and is used in the manufacture of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets; however, resistance of mosquitos and bed bugs to deltamethrin has seen a widespread increase. Deltamethrin is toxic to aquatic life, particularly fish.

7. Against Malaria Foundation - Wikipedia

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   The Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) is a United-Kingdom based charity [2] that provides long-lasting insecticidal nets to populations at high risk of malaria, primarily in Africa. The foundation has distributed more than 200 million nets since its creation. [3]