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1 June 2007 EFFICACY OF PERMANET® 2.0 AGAINST ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES AND ANOPHELES STEPHENSI, MALARIA VECTORS IN INDIA
U. SREEHARI, P.K. MITTAL, R.K. RAZDAN, M.A. ANSARI, M.M.A. RIZVI, A.P. DASH
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Abstract

Bioefficacy of PermaNet® was evaluated in both the laboratory and field against Anopheles culicifacies and An. stephensi, major malaria vectors in India. Contact bioassays were carried out after repeated washings and ring net bioassays to determine the median knockdown time of mosquitoes. Three villages were selected for the field trial: in the 1st village PermaNets were distributed, in the 2nd village untreated nets were distributed, and the 3rd village was a control. Entomological data were collected using standard procedures. The PermaNet contact bioassays showed high mortality (>80%) even after 20 washes against both the vector species. The median knockdown time of An. culicifacies and An. stephensi was 392 and 480 sec when exposed to fresh PermaNets and 472 and 986 sec when exposed to PermaNets that had been washed 20 times, respectively. PermaNets showed high efficacy in reducing the person–vector contact as evidenced by reduced person-hour density in the PermaNet village. Long-term field trials are indicated to test the impact of use of PermaNets in controlling malaria.

U. SREEHARI, P.K. MITTAL, R.K. RAZDAN, M.A. ANSARI, M.M.A. RIZVI, and A.P. DASH "EFFICACY OF PERMANET® 2.0 AGAINST ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES AND ANOPHELES STEPHENSI, MALARIA VECTORS IN INDIA," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 23(2), 220-223, (1 June 2007). https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[220:EOPAAC]2.0.CO;2
Published: 1 June 2007
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KEYWORDS
An. stephensi
Anopheles culicifacies
contact bioassays
PermaNet
person-hour density
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