Countrywide insecticide resistance monitoring and first report of the presence of the L1014S knock down resistance in Niger, West Africa

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Hadiza Soumaila, Boubé Hamani, Ibrahim Issa Arzika, Amadou Soumana, Abdoulaye Daouda, Fatoumata Abdoulaye Daouda, Souleymane Mahaman Iro, Samira Gouro, Maman Sani Zaman-Allah, Izamné Mahamadou, Saadou Kadri, Noura Maman Salé, Wilfried Hounkanrin, Boubacar Mahamadou, Halima Naroua Zamaka, Rabiou Labbo, Ibrahim Maman Laminou, Hadiza Jackou, Sabiti Idrissa, Eric Coulibaly, Zilahatou Bahari-Tohon, Els Mathieu, Jenny Carlson, Ellen Dotson, Taiwo Samson Awolola, Cecilia Flatley, Joseph Chabi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: Insecticide resistance; Resistance mechanisms; New generation ITNs; Malaria; Niger; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Keita
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04410-4; https://doaj.org/article/cc2cccadba664d108c39c66bb1f52d02

Abstract Background Mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) is the principal malaria vector control strategy adopted by Niger. To better inform on the most appropriate ITN to distribute, the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of Niger and its partners, conducted insecticide resis...