Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community? Health equity implications of topical repellents as a mosquito bite prevention tool.
<h4>Objectives</h4>Repellents do not kill mosquitoes--they simply reduce human-vector contact. Thus it is possible that individuals who do not use repellents but dwell close to repellent users experience more bites than otherwise. The objective of this study was to measure if diversion o...
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Main Authors: | Marta Ferreira Maia, Sangoro Peter Onyango, Max Thele, Emmanuel Titus Simfukwe, Elizabeth Louise Turner, Sarah Jane Moore |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/817c17c350ca4c5c9632b3b51f38bbaa |
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