Mosquito deals blow to the war on #malaria - News |nation.co.ke
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Local researchers have presented new evidence showing that the malaria-causing mosquito is no longer sensitive to chemicals used in treating bednets or for indoor spraying.
Mosquitoes in #Kenya have developed resistance to the most common chemicals derived from pyrethroids and also against #DDT.
Presenting research findings at a national malaria forum in Nairobi on Monday, Dr Charles Mbogo of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) said this could be a major blow to the country’s strategy to eradicate malaria by 2017.