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Protecting migratory farmers in rural Tanzania using eave ribbons treated with the spatial mosquito repellent, transfluthrin.

Johnson K SwaiArnold S MmbandoHalfan S NgowoOlukayode G OdufuwaMarceline F FindaWinifrida MponziAnna P NyoniDeogratius KazimbayaAlex J LimwaguRukiyah M NjalambahaSaidi AbbasiSarah J MooreJoanna SchellenbergLena M LorenzFredros O Okumu
Published in: Malaria journal (2019)
Transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons can protect migratory rice farmers, living in semi-open makeshift houses in remote farms, against indoor-biting and outdoor-biting mosquitoes. The technology is acceptable to users and could potentially complement ITNs. Further studies should investigate durability and epidemiological impact of eave ribbons, and the opportunities for improving affordability to users.
Keyphrases
  • aedes aegypti
  • air pollution
  • dengue virus
  • particulate matter
  • minimally invasive
  • zika virus
  • case control