How many holes is too many? A prototype tool for estimating mosquito entry risk into damaged bed nets

Abstract Background Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) have played an integral role in malaria reduction but how insecticide depletion and accumulating physical damage affect ITN performance is poorly understood. More accurate methods are needed to assess damage to bed nets so that they can be desi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James Sutcliffe, Xin Ji, Shaoman Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1951-4