The interaction between permethrin exposure and malaria infection affects the host-seeking behaviour of mosquitoes
Abstract Background Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) help to control malaria by mechanically impeding the biting of mosquitoes, by repelling and irritating them and by killing them. In contrast to spatial repellency, irritancy implies that mosquitoes contact the ITN and are exposed to at least a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2718-x |