A low technology emanator treated with the volatile pyrethroid transfluthrin confers long term protection against outdoor biting vectors of lymphatic filariasis, arboviruses and malaria.
BACKGROUND:The vapor phase of the volatile pyrethroid transfluthrin incapacitates mosquitoes and prevents them from feeding. Although existing emanator products for delivering volatile pyrethroids protect against outdoor mosquito bites, they are too short-lived to be practical or affordable for rout...
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Main Authors: | Sheila B Ogoma (Author), Arnold S Mmando (Author), Johnson K Swai (Author), Sebastian Horstmann (Author), David Malone (Author), Gerry F Killeen (Author) |
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2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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