Technology and manufacturing company

Insect Shield

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Insect Shield develops and applies long-lasting insect-repellent treatments to clothing, blankets, and other fabrics to help protect people from mosquitoes that transmit malaria and other diseases.

Endemic countries

U.S. states

Products and programs

About

What they do

Insect Shield develops and applies long-lasting insect-repellent treatments to clothing, blankets, and other fabrics to help protect people from mosquitoes that transmit malaria and other diseases.¹ Its established treated apparel and protective products are already in commercial and programmatic use, while newer malaria-focused work includes insecticide-treated Baby Wraps being developed for use in Uganda.¹ Its U.S. operations include textile treatment and distribution in Greensboro, North Carolina, and R&D and product development in Seattle, Washington.¹ Its malaria work spans the development and delivery stages.¹

In the United States

Greensboro, NC¹Headquarters · Manufacturing · Other
Seattle, WA¹Research and development · Other

Products and programs

In the field and in development

Insect Shield® long-lasting textile treatment^2,1

Insecticide-Treated Baby Wraps project^3,1

Treated uniforms and other protective apparel, including ongoing supply to the U.S. military and Department of Defense contractors¹

Where they work

Partnerships in 1 endemic country

Manufacturing and supplySurveillance and genomics

Uganda

Africa

Uganda Red Cross · logistics and data collection for the proposed Insecticide-Treated Baby Wraps trial¹

U.S. partners

Who they work with in the United States

Lesu¹
Portland, ME
In the atlas
University of North Carolina¹
Chapel Hill, NC
In the atlas
U.S. Department of Defense¹
Arlington, VA
In the atlas

Sources

Where this comes from

1Confirmed by the organization
2insectshield.com
3lesu.org