Author/Authors :
Nejati, Jalil Health Promotion Research Center - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan , Moosa-Kazemi, Hassan Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Oshaghi, Mohammad Ali Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Badzohre, Wrya Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Pirmohammadi, Masoumeh Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Saeidi, Zahra Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Naseri-Karimi, Nazanin Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Parkhideh, Zahra Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Vatandoost, Hassan Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Background: Malaria continues to be the main vector-borne disease in Iran. The endemic foci of
malaria are in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, the borderline of Iran and Pakistan. By the year
2020 the program of the country is malaria elimination. The main vector control is using insecti-
cide as Indoor Residual Spraying. The aim of the study was to evaluate the susceptibility of main
malaria vectors to different insecticides recommended by WHO.
Methods: All the insecticides papers supported by WHO and evaluation of insecticide resis-
tance of Anopheles stephensi, Anopheles culicifacies, Anopheles superpictus to different chemi-
cal groups of imagicides including DDT 4%, malathion 5%, propoxur 01.%, lambdacyhalothrin
0.05%, deltamethrin 0.025% and permethrin 0.75% were followed by the WHO guideline.
Results: Results of the susceptibility test against different insecticides revealed that An. stephensi
and An. culicifacies are resistant to DDT and susceptible to other insecticides. An. superpictus is
susceptible to all groups of pesticides.
Conclusion: Knowledge on insecticide resistance in target species is a basic requirement to guide
insecticide use in malaria control programmes in local and global scales.
Keywords :
Anopheles stephensi , Anopheles culicifacies , Anopheles superpictus , Resistant , Pesticides
