Inventing mosquito net screen

Scientists have successfully tested the type of mosquito net that is expected to contribute to reducing millions of infections across sub-Saharan Africa.

New type of screen is added with insecticide.(Photo: Guardian).

The Guardian (UK) reported that after two years of testing in Burkina Faso, the type of mosquito net with a special compound to 'kill' mosquitoes reduced 12% of malaria cases compared to the normal type.

The results of the trial were published on the Lancet medical week on August 10. Professor Steve Lindsay of the University of Durham (UK) - who participated in the study of the new screen - judged it to be a "big step" in the fight against malaria in Africa, which recorded 91% of deaths from fever. Global cold.

This special type of mosquito supplemented with pyrethroid and pyriproxyfen insecticides can make mosquitoes 'shorten life' and limit their fertility. During the test, this type of screen was introduced in 91 villages in Burkina Faso.

In 2016, there were 216 million people in the world suffering from malaria, an increase of 5 million cases compared to 2015. 2/3 of malaria deaths were children under 5 years old. Meanwhile, every year in Burkina Faso has 10 million cases of malaria.