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Window screening, ceilings and closed eaves as sustainable ways to control malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission in Africa occurs predominantly inside houses where the primary vectors prefer to feed. Human preference and investment in blocking of specific entry points for mosquitoes into houses was evaluated and compared with known entry point preferences of the mosquitoes them...
Autores principales: | Ogoma, Sheila B, Kannady, Khadija, Sikulu, Maggy, Chaki, Prosper P, Govella, Nicodem J, Mukabana, Wolfgang R, Killeen, Gerry F |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2760565/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19785779 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-221 |
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