Sem voo, sem picada: rede para “aterramento de mosquitos” reduziu quase à metade a infecção de crianças por malária na Tanzânia.

Comunicado de imprensa: No flight, no bite: ‘Mosquito grounding’ bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Estudo original: Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness against malaria of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) compared with pyrethroid-only LLINs in Tanzania: a four-arm, cluster-randomised trial – The Lancet

Comentário convidado: A new generation of long-lasting insecticidal nets – The Lancet (necessário cadastro gratuito)

Comentário no Twitter

Mosquitoes developing resistance to the insecticides used in bed nets became a large problem in the fight against malaria.

This study finds that nets treated with a new insecticide cut malaria rates in children *by almost half* compared to the usual ones.https://t.co/rRoyFzIhWf

— Max Roser (is hiring an Executive Assistant) (@MaxCRoser) March 28, 2022