Reduced prevalence of malaria infection in children living in houses with window screening or closed eaves on Bioko Island, equatorial Guinea.

Previous studies demonstrated that fewer mosquitoes enter houses which are screened or have closed eaves. There is little evidence about the effect on malaria infection in humans that changes in house construction may have. This study examines the impact of protective housing improvements on malaria...

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Main Authors: John Bradley, Andrea M Rehman, Christopher Schwabe, Daniel Vargas, Feliciano Monti, Camilo Ela, Matilde Riloha, Immo Kleinschmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827414?pdf=render