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Comparison of Olyset and alphacypermethrin treated nets against Anopheles gambiae in experimental huts. |
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| Untreated net |
New alphacypermethrin |
1.5 year alphacypermethrin |
New Olyset |
7 year Olyset |
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| Total females caught |
112 |
93 |
138 |
177 |
165 |
| Females caught/night |
1.9a |
1.5a |
2.3a |
2.9a |
2.7a |
| % Inside net |
8.9a |
1.1b |
0.7b |
0b |
0b |
| % In veranda and exit traps (95% C.I.) |
91.1a (85.8 – 96.4) |
94.6ab (90.0 – 99.2) |
97.1b (94.3 – 99.9) |
98.3b (96.4 – 100.2) |
97.0b (94.5 – 99.6) |
| % Insecticide induced exophily |
- |
39.3 |
67.5 |
81.0 |
66.1 |
| % Blood fed (95% C.I.) |
26.8a (18.6 – 35.0) |
8.6b (2.9 – 14.3) |
18.8ab (12.3 – 25.4) |
15.8b (10.4 – 21.2) |
49.5c (40.9 – 56.1) |
| % Blood feeding inhibition |
- |
67.9 |
29.9 |
40.9 |
0 |
| % Mortality (95% C.I.) |
3.6a (0.13 – 7.0) |
72.0bc (62.9 – 81.2) |
69.6c (61.9 – 77.2) |
62.7b(55.8 – 69.8) |
40.0d (32.5 – 47.5) |
| % Mortality (corrected for control) |
- |
71.0 |
68.4 |
61.3 |
37.9 |
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Numbers in the same row sharing a letter superscript do not differ significantly (P > 0.05) | |||||
Malima et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:38 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-38 |
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