Operational impact of insecticide resistance on malaria transmission: asking the right questions.

• DOI: 10.21955/aasopenres.1114935.1
• Publication Date: 2019-08-05
• Authors: Kevin Opondo; Benoît Sessinou A...; Fredros O. Okumu; Ahmad Abdulahi; Samson Kiware; Umberto D’Alessandro; Charles S. Wondji; David Weetman; Martin J. Donnelly
• Keywords: Insecticide Resistance; Indoor residual spraying; Mosquito control

Over the last ten years, malaria control using insecticides impregnated bed nets (ITNs) or sprayed on walls during indoor residual spraying has reduced cases and deaths. However, mosquitoes have become resistant to some thereby threatening gains already made. Importantly, how insecticide resistance will affect elimination is poorly understood it’s not clear whether persistence of in countries due sub-optimal use other measures. This study proposes new ways measure role transmission. First, we highlight pattern changed hence previous understanding might transmission may no longer be correct. We improve these earlier approaches by recognizing susceptible as different populations with behaviours. allow us track each population interact humans bring about disease. Based this, able suggest types research relevant for National Malaria Control Programmes.