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E-interview with Dr. Raphael N'Guessan (Ivory Coast, 1964)

Submitted by Bart Knols on March 7, 2010 - 10:34
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Raphael N’Guessan is a Medical Entomologist and West Africa IVCC programme manager based in Benin. His current research interests are on malaria vector control, with particular emphasis on control of resistant vectors, insecticide resistance management, and investigation of alternative strategies for its delay.
 
Q: Dear Raphael, please tell us what the main focus of your work is, and why this is important within the framework of malaria control and elimination.

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Open Access | Control of pyrethroid and DDT-resistant Anopheles gambiae by application of indoor residual spraying or mosquito nets treated with a long-lasting organophosphate insecticide, chlorpyrifos-methyl

Submitted by Inga on February 10, 2010 - 10:43
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Author(s): 
Raphael N'Guessan, Pelagie Boko, Abibathou Odjo, Joseph Chabi, Martin Akogbeto, Mark Rowland
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Malaria Journal 2010, 9:44 (8 February 2010)
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Contact email: 
raphael.n'guessan@lshtm.ac.uk

The study indicates that chlorpyrifos methyl outperformed DDT and lambdacyhalothrin. In IRS campaigns, it should provode improved levels of transmission control compared to conventional formulations of DDT or pyrethroids, always assuming that the product is available for such use.

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