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Antimalarial-treated bed nets could stop parasites developing in mosquitoes

In a fresh approach to blocking transmission of the malaria parasite by mosquitoes, potent antimalarial compounds that kill parasites in mosquitoes are incorporated into bed-net prototypes. Exposure to the compounds through bed-net contact prevents parasite development, even when infection takes place four days later.
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This is a summary of: Probst, A. S. et al . In vivo screen of Plasmodium targets for mosquito-based malaria control. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09039-2 (2025) .

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