Monitoring and Predicting Net Longevity by Measuring Surface Levels of Insecticide: Implementing a Faster, Cost Effective, Nondestructive, and Field-Ready Alternative to the World Health Organization Cone Test Bioassay

ABSTRACT: An important component of malaria control programs is the ability to assess the effectiveness of the insecticide in insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) during normal usage. The standard technique to measure insecticidal activity is the World Health Organization (WHO) cone test, which in many circumstances, may be difficult to implement. We have evaluated an alternative technique, the colorimetric field test (CFT) on a group of 24-month-old Permanet® 2.0 (Vestergaard-Frandsen, Denmark) nets collected in Colombia. The CFT, which measures surface levels (SL) of deltamethrin is compared with standard high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the WHO cone test. Effective concentrations of deltamethrin for 80% mortality (EC80) were determined from the CFT and HPLC results. Distribution of insecticide SL after 24 months of use reveal that sampling of the midsection best represents the condition of the entire net. We conclude that the CFT is a practical alternative to the WHO cone test for assessing ITN efficacy.

• Autores: Calle Londoño, David Alonso; Rúa Uribe, Guillermo León; Osorio Quintero, Lisardo; Piñeros Jiménez, Juan Gabriel; Swamidoss, Isabel; Vizcaino, Lucrecia; Beach, Raymond; Green, Michael D.
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2018
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/36001
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/36001
• Palabra clave: Anopheles; Bioensayo; Biological Assay; Análisis Costo-Beneficio; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Mosquiteros Tratados con Insecticida; Insecticide-Treated Bednets; Malaria - prevención y control; Malaria - prevention and control; Mosquitos Vectores; Mosquito Vectors
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/