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Evaluation of the efficacy of insecticide-treated scarves to protect children from the trachoma vector Musca sorbens (Diptera: Muscidae): A phase II randomised controlled trial in Oromia, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: The eye-seeking fly Musca sorbens can act as a vector for ocular Chlamydia trachomatis, causing trachoma, yet there has been very little research on control measures. We investigated whether insect repellent products, specifically insecticide-treated clothing, could provide personal prot...

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Autores principales: Robinson, Ailie, Gomes, Laura Reis de Oliveira, Abdurahman, Oumer Shafi, Alemayehu, Wondu, Shuka, Gemeda, Melese, Ewunetu, Guye, Meseret, Legesse, Demitu, Elias, Eden, Temam, Kedir, Koro, Korso Hirpo, Adugna, Dereje, Seife, Fikre, Aga, Muluadam Abraham, Sarah, Virginia, Lambert, Saba M., Walker, Stephen L., Habtamu, Esmael, Solomon, Anthony W., Last, Anna, Macleod, David, Burton, Matthew J., Logan, James G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9189873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35747196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101487