Eave tubes for malaria control in Africa: an introduction

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-7

  Knols, Bart G J ^a   Farenhorst, Marit ^a   Andriessen, Rob ^a   Snetselaar, Janneke ^a   Suer, Remco A ^a   Osinga, Anne J ^a   Knols, Johan M H ^a   Deschietere, Johan ^b   Ng’habi, Kija R ^c   Lyimo, Issa N ^c   Kessy, Stella T ^c   Mayagaya, Valeriana S ^c   Sperling, Sergej ^d   Cordel, Michael ^d   Sternberg, Eleanore D ^e   Hartmann, Patrick ^b   Mnyone, Ladslaus L ^c   Rose, Andreas ^d   Thomas, Matthew B ^e  

^a In2Care BV   (Netherlands)

^b CTF2000 ^*  (Belgium)

^c IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^d Biogents AG   (Germany)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Eave tube; House modification; Malaria elimination; Resistance; Vector control

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AFRICA; ANOPHELES; EAVE TUBE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; VECTOR CONTROL; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 84992036602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1452-x     Document Type: Review

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