Malaria control is reliant on insecticides to control the mosquito vector. As efforts to control
the disease have intensified, so has the selection pressure on mosquitoes to develop …

Background Malaria still claims substantial lives of individuals in Tanzania. Insecticide-
treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spray (IRS) are used as major malaria vector control …

Background Anopheles arabiensis is stereotypical of diverse vectors that mediate residual
malaria transmission globally, because it can feed outdoors upon humans or cattle, or enter …

Malaria is still a major burden causing the death of nearly 655,000 people each year, mostly
in children under the age of five, and affecting those living in the poorest countries [1] …

Background Resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides is a growing concern in Africa. Since
only a few insecticides are used for public health and limited development of new molecules …

Background The most potent malaria vectors rely heavily upon human blood so they are
vulnerable to attack with insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) …

Background Insecticide resistance is a serious threat to the continued effectiveness of
insecticide-based malaria vector control measures, such as long-lasting insecticidal nets …

Background To control malaria in Tanzania, two primary vector control interventions are
being scaled up: long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying …

Background Malaria vector control in Tanzania is based on use of long-lasting insecticide
treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), which both rely on the use of …

Background Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is widely used for malaria transmission control in
sub-Saharan Africa. Resistance to pyrethroids in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae is a …