So, if I’m gathering this correctly, they inject you with the drug, then when mosquitos feed on you, they fly away and die. They say it will greatly reduce not only malaria, but dengue fever and chikungunya.
“The drug’s impact on mosquito mortality, long effect-duration, and tolerability make it a promising new tool in malaria control. It has a different mode of action from other insecticides, meaning that it could also be effective against mosquitos that rest and feed outdoors, as well as mosquitoes that are resistant to the standard insecticides used on bed nets and indoor spraying,” said Professor Feiko ter Kuile, a senior author of the paper.
