Historical review of malarial control in southern African with emphasis on the use of indoor residual house-spraying

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 846-856

  Mabaso, Musawenkosi L H ^a   Sharp, Brian ^a   Lengeler, Christian ^b,c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c STI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Control; Indoor residual spraying; Malaria

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE;

DDT; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; INSECTICIDE; MALARIA;

AFRICA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PARASITE VECTOR; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; REVIEW;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANIMALS; DDT; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344598250     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01263.x     Document Type: Review

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