Reduced mosquito survival in metal-roof houses may contribute to a decline in malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa

In The Gambia, metal-roof houses were hotter during the day than thatched-roof houses. After 24 h, the mortality of Anopheles gambiae, the principal African malaria vector, was 38% higher in metal-roof houses than thatched ones. During the day, mosquitoes in metal-roof houses moved from the hot roof...

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Autores principales: Lindsay, Steve W., Jawara, Musa, Mwesigwa, Julia, Achan, Jane, Bayoh, Nabie, Bradley, John, Kandeh, Balla, Kirby, Matthew J., Knudsen, Jakob, Macdonald, Mike, Pinder, Margaret, Tusting, Lucy S., Weiss, Dan J., Wilson, Anne L., D’Alessandro, Umberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6533302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31123317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43816-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6533302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31123317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43816-0

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