Impact of permethrin-treated bednets on malaria transmission by the Anopheles gambiae complex in The Gambia.

Malaria vector mosquitoes belonging to the Anopheles gambiae complex were studied in four hamlets in The Gambia. All inhabitants were given bednets treated either with a placebo (milk) in two hamlets or with the pyrethroid insecticide permethrin (500 mg/m2) in two other hamlets. Malaria transmission...

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Main Authors: Lindsay, S, Snow, R, Broomfield, G, Janneh, MS, Wirtz, R, Greenwood, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1989