Insecticide-treated screening of windows for household protection against insecticide-resistant Anopheles gambiae sensu lato in Côte d’Ivoire: a semi-field trial
This study demonstrated that the combination (insecticide-treated window screening and blocking of eave access) reduced mosquito entry, increased mortality, and lowered blood-feeding rates of An. gambiae to levels comparable to insecticide-treated eave tubes combined with untreated window screening (SET). A previous cluster randomized controlled trial of SET in this area demonstrated a significant reduction in malaria incidence and prevalence. Insecticide-treated window screens could therefore yield a similar epidemiological impact while potentially being simpler and less expensive to implement. Larger-scale epidemiological trials involving communities are needed to test this assumption and further optimize the approach.
Authors
- Soromane Camara
- Edouard Dangbénon
- Raphaël N’Guessan
- N’Guessan Brou
- Alphonsine A. Koffi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-2857)
- Marius Gonse Zoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0749-5726)
- Matthew B. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7684-0386)
- Serge Yao Koffi
- Ludovic Phamien Ahoua Alou
- Antoine Barreaux
Institutions
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (KE)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Université Alassane Ouattara (CI)
- University of Florida (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Africa Health and Development International (KE)
- Institut National de Santé Publique (CI)
- Services déconcentrés d'appui à la recherche Occitanie-Montpellier (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- University of York (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07194-z
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00