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Decreased bio efficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets and the resurgence of malaria in Papua New Guinea

2020-03-18 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundPapua New Guinea (PNG) has the highest malaria transmission outside of Africa and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the only vector-control tool distributed country-wide. LLINs were introduced into PNG in about 2006 and have been attributed to have had a huge impact on malaria transmission, with reductions in observed average malaria prevalence from 15.7% (2008) to 1% (2014). However, since 2015 malaria indicators in PNG have risen significantly. Similar trends have been obser...

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