TY - JOUR T1 - Efficacy of Lambdacyalothrin Impregnated Bednets Against Mosquitoes with Particular Reference to Anopheles Moucheti at Ebogo, Cameroon AU - , Njan Nloga, A.M. AU - , J. Messi AU - , P. Carnevale JO - International Journal of Tropical Medicine VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 71 EP - 76 PY - 2006 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-3319 DO - ijtmed.2006.71.76 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2006.71.76 KW - Anopheles moucheti KW -lambdacyalothrin KW -impregnated bed nets AB - The efficacy of bed nets impregnated with lambdacyalothrin at 15 mg/l, in reducing mosquitoes bites especially those from Anopheles moucheti was assessed during a two year at Ebogo, south Cameroon. Mosquito were captured using human baits at two nights per month, throughout the two-year study period. The impregnated bed nets were installed in the second year. The impregnated bed nets reduced the aggressive rate of mosquitoes in general by 69.7% and that of Anopheles moucheti in particular by 70%. The residual effect of the insecticide was more or less constant during the first seven months post-impregnation, but reduced irregularly during the last five months. The prevalence of malaria parasites also reduced significantly 40.3% (Z = 4.54), in subjects less than 15 years after the installation of impregnated bed nets. The parasitic densities of malaria reduced from 10 000 parasites/µL of blood to 1 000 parasites/µL of blood, in absence and presence of impregnated bed nets, respectively. ER -