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Big boost in war against malaria as resistant mosquitoes find their match

The war against malaria has received a big boost with the approval of a new chemical to be used in bed nets and indoor sprays that beats even "battle-hardened" mosquitoes.

The new chemical, called chlorfenapyr, has been proven to be lethal against mosquitoes that have developed resistance to the existing class of insecticides used in bed nets and indoor sprays in Kenya and many other countries to tackle malaria.

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