Applying antimalarial drugs to bed nets could lead to drop in malaria transmission

The study showed that atovaquone—an active ingredient in medication that's commonly used in humans to prevent and treat malaria—can be absorbed through mosquitoes' tarsi (legs) and prevents the insects from developing and spreading the parasite. The findings indicate that treating bed nets with atovaquone or similar compounds would be an effective way to reduce the burden of malaria while significantly mitigating the growing problem of insecticide resistance.
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