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    • Interceptor® G2 from BASF is the first WHO-recommended mosquito net based on non-pyrethroid chemistry to beat insecticide-resistant mosquitoes. Its distinctive black and white stripes distinguish it from currently used mosquito nets. Volker Frenz, development chemist for Interceptor® G2, checks a net sample in the laboratory. Photo – Andres/BASF
    • Interceptor® G2 from BASF is the first WHO-recommended mosquito net based on non-pyrethroid chemistry to beat insecticide-resistant mosquitoes. Its distinctive black and white stripes distinguish it from currently used products. Photo – Andres/BASF
    • Interceptor® G2 from BASF is the first WHO-recommended mosquito net based on non-pyrethroid chemistry to beat insecticide-resistant mosquitoes. Its distinctive black and white stripes distinguish it from currently used products. Photo – Andres/BASF
    • Mosquitoes are the most dangerous animal on earth – transmitting diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika and yellow fever and causing more deaths than any other creature. Photo – Hantzschel/BASF
    • There are more than 200 million cases of malaria each year and almost half a million deaths. Infants, children under five and pregnant women are the most vulnerable groups. Photo – Lassen/BASF
    • There are more than 200 million cases of malaria each year and almost half a million deaths. Infants, children under five and pregnant women are the most vulnerable groups. Most cases occur in Africa, but other regions are significantly affected: Latin America, South East Asia, Western Pacific and Eastern Mediterranean. Photo – Hantzschel/BASF
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BASF introduces first new class of public health insecticide for malaria prevention in more than 30 years

Independent trials in Benin, Burkina Faso, Tanzania and Ivory Coast have proven the efficacy of Interceptor G2 and Sylando 240SC against local insecticide-resistant mosquitoes

WHO recommendation for game-changing mosquito net. First bed net to contain non-pyrethroid chemistry. Collaboration with IVCC and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine unlocks breakthrough in malaria fight. BASF (www.BASF.com) has received a recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for Interceptor® G2, a long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito net (LN)…