A new strategy for treating nets. Part I: Formulation and dosage

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 160-166

  Miller, Jane E ^a,b   Buriyo, A ^a   Karugila, A ^a   Lines, J D ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Bednets; Bioassays; Low dose net treatment; Net washing practices; Pyrethroid; Verandah hut trials

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID;

IMPREGNATED BEDNET; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PYRETHROID; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BED NET; BIOASSAY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECT CONTROL; MALARIA CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; LAUNDERING; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NITRILES; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHRINS; TANZANIA;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; INSECTA;

EID: 0032943170     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.43377.x     Document Type: Article

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