Insecticide‐treated plastic tarpaulins for control of malaria vectors in refugee camps
Open Access
- 14 December 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Medical and Veterinary Entomology
- Vol. 16 (4), 404-408
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2915.2002.00395.x
Abstract
Spraying of canvas tents with residual pyrethroid insecticide is an established method of malaria vector control in tented refugee camps. In recent years, plastic sheeting (polythene tarpaul...Keywords
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