Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave Baffles

Control of Malaria Vector Mosquitoes by Insecticide-Treated Combinations of Window Screens and Eave Baffles

We assessed window screens and eave baffles (WSEBs), which enable mosquitoes to enter but not exit houses, as an alternative to indoor residual spraying (IRS) for malaria vector control. WSEBs treated with water, the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin, or the organophosphate pirimiphos-methyl, with and w...

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Main Authors: Gerry F. Killeen, John P. Masalu, Dingani Chinula, Emmanouil A. Fotakis, Deogratius R. Kavishe, David Malone, Fredros Okumu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
malaria
Plasmodium spp.
parasites
vector control
indoor residual spraying
insecticide resistance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/5/16-0662_article

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