A closer look at the WHO cone bioassay: video analysis of the hidden effects of a human host on mosquito behaviour and insecticide contact

A closer look at the WHO cone bioassay: video analysis of the hidden effects of a human host on mosquito behaviour and insecticide contact

Abstract Background The WHO cone test is one of three tests currently used to evaluate the efficacy of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs). It generates two test outputs, knockdown and 24-h mortality, both indicative of immediate toxicity but that reveal little about the nature of mosquito and ITN i...

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Main Authors: Angela Hughes, Agnes Matope, Mischa Emery, Keith Steen, Gregory Murray, Hilary Ranson, Philip J. McCall, Geraldine M. Foster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Mosquito
Vector
Behaviour
Anopheles
ITN
Pyrethroid
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04232-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04232-4

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