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Evaluation of the effectiveness of topical repellent distributed by village health volunteer networks against Plasmodium spp. infection in Myanmar: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has yet to endorse deployment of topical repellents for malaria prevention as part of public health campaigns. We aimed to quantify the effectiveness of repellent distributed by the village health volunteer (VHV) network in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)...

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Autores principales: Agius, Paul A., Cutts, Julia C., Han Oo, Win, Thi, Aung, O’Flaherty, Katherine, Zayar Aung, Kyaw, Kyaw Thu, Htin, Poe Aung, Poe, Mon Thein, Myat, Nyi Zaw, Nyi, Yan Min Htay, Wai, Paing Soe, Aung, Razook, Zahra, Barry, Alyssa E., Htike, Win, Devine, Angela, Simpson, Julie A., Crabb, Brendan S., Beeson, James G., Pasricha, Naanki, Fowkes, Freya J. I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7444540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32817632
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003177