Less is more: repellent-treated fabric strips as a substitute for full screening of open eave gaps for indoor and outdoor protection from malaria mosquito bites

Abstract Background Providing protection from malaria vector bites, both indoors and outdoors, is crucial to curbing malaria parasite transmission. Screening of house entry points, especially with incorporated insecticides, confers significant protection but remains a costly and labour-intensive app...

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Published in:Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors: Margaret Mendi Njoroge, Alexandra Hiscox, Adam Saddler, Willem Takken, Joop J. A. van Loon, Ulrike Fillinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Subjects:
Transfluthrin
Eave screens
Eave strips
Malaria control
Spatial repellent
House screening
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05384-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05384-7

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