Measuring the efficacy of insecticide treated bednets: The use of DNA fingerprinting to increase the accuracy of personal protection estimates in Tanzania

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 664-672

  Soremekun, Seyi ^a,b   Maxwell, Caroline ^a,c   Zuwakuu, Martin ^c   Chen, Cynthia ^b,d   Michael, Edwin ^b   Curtis, Christopher ^a  

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

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d MRC Reproductive Biology Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Insecticide treated bednet; Mass effect; Mosquito biting patterns; Mosquito bloodmeal; Personal protection

Indexed keywords

CIPERMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE;

DISEASE CONTROL; IMPREGNATED BEDNET; MALARIA; MOSQUITO;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BED NET; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENOTYPE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEDDING AND LINENS; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYRETHRINS; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ANOPHELES FUNESTUS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 3042693357     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01250.x     Document Type: Article

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