How house design affects malaria mosquito density, temperature, and relative humidity: an experimental study in rural Gambia

Summary: Introduction: Unprecedented improvements in housing are occurring across much of rural sub-Saharan Africa, but the consequences of these changes on malaria transmission remain poorly explored. We examined how different typologies of rural housing affect mosquito house entry and indoor clim...

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Main Authors: Ebrima Jatta, BSc, Musa Jawara, MSc, John Bradley, PhD, David Jeffries, PhD, Balla Kandeh, MSc, Jakob B Knudsen, MAA, Anne L Wilson, PhD, Margaret Pinder, PhD, Umberto D'Alessandro, ProfMD, Steve W Lindsay, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519618302341