Sylando®: A new tool against vector-borne diseases

Image Credit: Achim Reddig/BASF

IVCC congratulates BASF on the news of the prequalification of Sylando® 240 SC by the World Health Organization (WHO).  This is a welcome new mode of action in the indoor residual spraying (IRS) toolbox. Sylando® 240 SC represents a significant breakthrough, providing a new tool to allow programme managers to rotate between chemistries and be better equipped to manage resistance.

Similar to BASF’s Interceptor® G2 dual insecticide treated nets (ITNs), Sylando® 240 SC formulation contains chlorfenapyr; a potent insecticide for combating mosquitoes for public health.

IVCC supported BASF by providing scientific advice, laboratory support, and supporting rigorous field trials to prove Sylando® 240 SC’s efficacy.

Justin McBeath, Chief Executive Officer at IVCC, said: “Mosquito resistance to current insecticides has been one of the principal reasons for the recent stalling in the gains made since the turn of the century, so we desperately need effective chemistry with modes of action new to public health to combat these resistant mosquitoes, and enable rotation with other products. News that Sylando® 240 SC has recently obtained a WHO PQ listing is therefore very welcome and will prove to be a very valuable part of the vector control toolbox.”

The new BASF Public Health product will be available to protect people from vector-borne diseases such as malaria.

For further information on the WHO Prequalification of Sylando® 240 SC visit: https://extranet.who.int/prequal/vector-control-products/sylando-240-sc