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B Brooke¹, L Koekemoer, P Kruger

¹Vector Control Reference Laboratory, Centre for Opportunistic, Tropical and Hospital Infections, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa; Wits Research Institute for Malaria, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. maureenc@nicd.ac.za.

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Insecticide resistance threatens malaria control. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated bednets (LLINs) are less effective, requiring increased investment in malaria control strategies for elimination.

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Area of Science:

Medical Entomology
Public Health
Tropical Medicine

Background:

Malaria control heavily relies on insecticide-based interventions like indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticide-treated bednets (LLINs).
These methods have historically been effective but face challenges with widespread insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors.
The diminishing susceptibility of vector populations to approved insecticides poses a significant threat to malaria control programs.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the impact of increasing insecticide resistance on the efficacy of current malaria vector control methods.
To emphasize the urgent need for increased resource allocation towards malaria control in South Africa.

Main Methods:

This abstract does not detail specific methods but discusses the implications of existing research on insecticide resistance.

Main Results:

Insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is increasingly undermining the effectiveness of IRS and LLINs.
Few regions in Africa maintain mosquito populations susceptible to commonly used insecticides.
Current vector control strategies are becoming less viable due to resistance.

Conclusions:

Malaria elimination efforts are severely hampered by widespread insecticide resistance.
South Africa must significantly increase investment in malaria control to overcome this challenge.
Alternative or supplementary control strategies may be necessary to combat resistant vector populations.