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Malaria Risks Related to Poor Practices in the Use of Mosquito Bite Control Tools During The Cold and Hot Seasons

2020-09-25

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<h4>Background: </h4> It is generally accepted that one of the reasons for the declining effectiveness of vector control tools (LLINs, IRS) is the misuse of these tools. Some people sleep outside while the walls of houses are treated with insecticide to protect people from mosquito bites. <h4>Methods: </h4>: To check whether communities that misuse these tools are more exposed to malaria, we used the technique of...

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Literature Corpus work: 0f6110cd-304f-5d74-a6ab-b604a0844b88
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-38144/v2

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