Table 5

Summary of tunnel test studies on the five types of net.


Untreated net
New alphacypermethrin
1.5 year alphacypermethrin
New Olyset
7 year Olyset

An. gambiae Kisumu strain





Total tested
103
122
103
102
99
% Passage (95% C.I.)
99a (94.7–99.9)
41b (32.1–50.2)
15.5c (9.1–23.9)
27.5d (19.1–37.1)
56.6e (46.2–66.5)
% Passage inhibition
-
59
84
72
43
% Feeding (95% C.I.)
83.5a (74.8–90)
1.6b (0.1–5.7)
1.9b (0.2–6.8)
2.9b (0.6–8.3)
0b (0.0–3.7)
% Feeding inhibition
-
98
98
97
100
% Mortality (95% C.I.)
7.8a (3.4–14.7)
96.7b (91.8–99.1)
81.6c (72.7–88.5)
95.1b (88.9–98.3)b
76.8c (67.2–84.6)

Cx. quinquefasciatus Masimbani strain





Total tested
118
118
109
102
104
% Passage (95% C.I.)
78a (69.4–85)
68.6ab (59.5–76.8)
76.1a (67–83.8)
47.1c (37–57.2)
55.8bc (45.6–65.5)
% Passage inhibition
-
12
2
40
28
% Feeding (95% C.I.)
73.7a (64.8–81.4)
61.9ab (52.4–70.7)
74.3a (65–82.2)
37.3c (27.8–47.3)
46.2bc (36.3–56.2)
% Feeding inhibition
-
16
0
49
37
% Mortality (95% C.I.)
0b (0.0–3)
3.4b (0.9–8.4)
0.9b (0–5)
9.8b (4.8–17.2)
5.8b (2.1–12.2)

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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