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Table 3 I-ACT results against susceptible Anopheles gambiae s.s and resistant An. arabiensis

From: Long-lasting insecticidal nets retain bio-efficacy after 5 years of storage: implications for malaria control programmes

Test system

Test items

%24-h mortalitya [95% CI]

Odds of dying [95% CI]

p-value

% feeding inhibition [95% CI]

Odds of feeding [95% CI]

p-value

Susceptible Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Ifakara strain)

LS Olyset® unwashed

New Olyset® unwashed

99.30 [98.25–100.0]

96.28 [93.64–98.93]

1.00

0.17 [0.04–0.79]

0.024

94.00 [92.76–99.11]

97.27 [94.84–99.69]

1.00

0.54 [0.05–5.80]

0.610

LS Olyset® washed

New Olyset® washed

85.73 [76.58–94.86]

85.44 [74.29–96.59]

1.00

1.09 [0.61–1.93]

0.775

91.40 [88.66–94.14]

92.29 [88.73–95.86]

1.00

0.84 [0.35–1.99]

0.693

Old DawaPlus® 2.0 unwashed

New DawaPlus® 2.0 unwashed

99.66 [98.88–100.0]

99.65 [98.88–100.0]

96.12 [94.40–97.83]

89.37 [82.90–95.84]

1.00

2.14 [0.62–7.47]

0.231

Old DawaPlus® 2.0 washed

New DawaPlus® 2.0 washed

100

96.94 [95.56–98.32]

95.62 [92.81–98.42]

83.81 [78.98–88.64]

1.00

4.37 [2.67–7.15]

0.0001

Resistant Anopheles arabiensis (Kingani strain)

Old Olyset® unwashed

New Olyset® unwashed

63.40 [47.83–78.97]

50.31 [33.42–67.19]

1.00

0.49 [0.33–0.72]

0.0001

92.10 [88.24–95.95]

95.16 [91.07–99.26]

1.00

0.37 [0.08–1.76]

0.213

Old Olyset® washed

New Olyset® washed

33.34 [17.91–48.77]

37.85 [20.11–55.59]

1.00

1.18 [0.81–1.72]

0.401

84.25 [79.51–88.99]

86.88 [80.34–93.43]

1.00

0.67 [0.29–1.51]

0.329

Old DawaPlus® 2.0 unwashed

New DawaPlus® 2.0 unwashed

71.30 [56.28–86.32]

68.91 [50.64–87.19]

1.00

0.82 [0.53–1.3]

0.364

91.57 [88.72–94.41]

81.78 [75.49–88.07]

1.00

2.55 [1.61–4.06]

0.0001

Old DawaPlus® 2.0 washed

New DawaPlus® 2.0 washed

48.73 [34.18–63.28]

45.74 [27.90–63.57]

1.00

0.86 [0.60–1.22]

0.393

83.28 [76.48–90.08]

59.87 [49.89–69.85]

1.00

4.07 [2.60–6.36]

0.0001

  1. N = 30 mosquitoes released per strain per test
  2. LS long storage
  3. aArithmetic mean control-corrected 24-h mortality with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and Arithmetic mean blood-feeding inhibition with 95% confidence intervals (CI)