Scientists hail malaria breakthrough as bed nets prove deadly to mosquitoes
by Kate Hodal from on (#3WKZ2)
Clinical malaria cases in Burkina Faso drop by 12% after trial of nets treated with new chemical combination
A bed net designed to kill insecticide-resistant mosquitoes could prevent millions of cases of malaria across sub-Saharan Africa, scientists have found.
A two-year clinical trial in Burkina Faso showed that dousing bed nets with a combination of chemicals resulted in a 12% reduction in clinical malaria cases, compared with conventional bed nets.
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