Eave ribbons treated with transfluthrin can protect both users and non-users against malaria vectors.
Emmanuel P MwangaArnold S MmbandoPaul C MrossoCaleb SticaSalum A MapuaMarceline F FindaKhamis KifungoAndrew KafwenjiApril C MonroeSheila B OgomaHalfan S NgowoFredros O OkumuPublished in: Malaria journal (2019)
Transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons protect both users and non-users against malaria mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. The mosquito-killing property of transfluthrin can magnify the communal benefits by limiting unwanted diversion to non-users, but should be validated in field trials against pyrethroid-resistant vectors. Benefits of the UV-LED traps as an intervention alone or alongside eave ribbons were however undetectable in this study. These findings extend the evidence that transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons could complement ITNs.