Human exposure to early morning Anopheles funestus biting behavior and personal protection provided by long-lasting insecticidal nets

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Moiroux, Nicolas ^a,b,c   Damien, Georgia B ^a,c   Egrot, Marc ^a,c   Djenontin, Armel ^a,c,d   Chandre, Fabrice ^b   Corbel, Vincent ^b,e   Killeen, Gerry F ^f,g   Pennetier, Cédric ^a,c  

^a University de Montpellier   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Benin)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^e KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^g LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANOPHELES; BEHAVIOR; BENIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS;

EID: 84905842693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104967     Document Type: Article

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