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Evaluation of the protective efficacy of a spatial repellent to reduce malaria incidence in children in western Kenya compared to placebo: study protocol for a cluster-randomized double-blinded control trial (the AEGIS program)

BACKGROUND: Spatial repellents are widely used for prevention of mosquito bites and evidence is building on their public health value, but their efficacy against malaria incidence has never been evaluated in Africa. To address this knowledge gap, a trial to evaluate the efficacy of Mosquito Shield™,...

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Autores principales: Ochomo, Eric O., Gimnig, John E., Bhattarai, Achuyt, Samuels, Aaron M., Kariuki, Simon, Okello, George, Abong’o, Bernard, Ouma, Eunice A., Kosgei, Jackline, Munga, Stephen, Njagi, Kiambo, Odongo, Wycliffe, Liu, Fang, Grieco, John P., Achee, Nicole L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8980512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35382858
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06196-x