Eave ribbons treated with transfluthrin can protect both users and non-users against malaria vectors

Eave ribbons treated with transfluthrin can protect both users and non-users against malaria vectors

Abstract Background Eave ribbons treated with spatial repellents effectively prevent human exposure to outdoor-biting and indoor-biting malaria mosquitoes, and could constitute a scalable and low-cost supplement to current interventions, such as insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). This study measured p...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel P. Mwanga, Arnold S. Mmbando, Paul C. Mrosso, Caleb Stica, Salum A. Mapua, Marceline F. Finda, Khamis Kifungo, Andrew Kafwenji, April C. Monroe, Sheila B. Ogoma, Halfan S. Ngowo, Fredros O. Okumu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Eave ribbons
Ifakara Health Institute
Anopheles arabiensis
Malaria
Transfluthrin
Tanzania
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2958-9

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