Community evaluation of VECTRON™ T500 (broflanilide) for indoor residual spraying for malaria vector control in Siaya county, Kenya
Celestine N. Wekesa, Brian Polo, Margaret Muchoki, Seline Omondi, Mathew Kipsum, Bernard Abong’o, Maxwell G. Machani, Teresa Bange, Ismael Abbey, Paul Kiptoo, Patrick Mburugu, Kibor Keitany, David Sang, Edith Ramaita, Eric Ochomo · 2025
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Wekesa and co-authors field-test a new wall spray against malaria in Siaya County, Kenya, in a 2025 study. Spraying inner walls kills the mosquitoes that spread the disease. Old sprays lose force as the insects gain strength against them, so a spray with a fresh mode of attack was due.
Crews sprayed 25 homes with the new spray and 25 with a standard one, plus five with plain water. Month by month for six months, test insects were held against the walls. The new spray killed nearly all test insects through month six and beat the standard spray. Homes liked it, and no side effects were logged for it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Celestine N. Wekesa, Brian Polo, Margaret Muchoki, Seline Omondi, Mathew Kipsum, Bernard Abong’o, Maxwell G. Machani, Teresa Bange, Ismael Abbey, Paul Kiptoo, Patrick Mburugu, Kibor Keitany, David Sang, Edith Ramaita, Eric Ochomo |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |