Effects of insecticide-treated bednets during early infancy in an African area of intense malaria transmission: a randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Müller Olaf (Author), Traoré Corneille (Author), Kouyaté Bocar (Author), Yé Yazoumé (Author), Frey Claudia (Author), Coulibaly Boubacar (Author), Becher Heiko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Insecticide-impregnated bednets and curtains have been shown by many studies to be effective against malaria. However, because of possible interactions with immunity development, treated bednets may cause no effect at all or even an increase in malaria morbidity and mortality in areas of...