Publication: Dr Ambrose Oruni releases a paper on “Chlorfenapyr bednets effectively overcome pyrethroid resistance escalation in highly resistant Anopheles malaria vectors in Uganda”

In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, malaria mosquitoes have become resistant to pyrethroids, the insecticides used for decades on standard bed nets. This resistance makes malaria harder to control. This study, published in Scientific Reports in January 2026, evaluated newly introduced Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) with different modes of action. Researchers conducted Uganda’s first experimental hut trials:…

Publication : The duplicated cytochrome P450 CYP6P9a/b confers cross-resistance to a mitochondrial complex I inhibitor in the African malaria vector Anopheles funestus», by Theofelix Tekoh & al.

  Mosquito resistance to insecticides is one of the biggest threats to malaria control efforts. This study shows that the same genes (CYP6P9a/b) that allow the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus, to be resistant to pyrethroid insecticides can also render them less sensitive to Sherlock, a new insecticide designed to target mosquito energy production.…