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Open Access | Can universal insecticide-treated net campaigns achieve equity in coverage and use? The case of northern Nigeria

Submitted by Kabogo on February 8, 2012 - 08:48
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Author(s): 
Ye Y, Patton E, Kilian A, Dovey S, Eckert E
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Malaria Journal 2012, 11:32 (1 February 2012)
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MalariaWorldThe campaign had a significant impact by increasing ITN coverage and reducing inequity in ownership and use. Free ITN distribution campaigns should be sustained to increase equitable coverage.

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Malaria vector control: from past to future

Submitted by Kabogo on March 22, 2011 - 09:49
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Kamaraju Raghavendra, Tapan K. Barik, B. P. Niranjan Reddy, Poonam Sharma & Aditya P. Dash
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Parasitology Research, Volume 108, Number 4, 757-779
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Malaria is one of the most common vector-borne diseases widespread in the tropical and subtropical regions.

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Open Access | Multiple Insecticide Resistance: An Impediment to Insecticide-Based Malaria Vector Control Program

Submitted by Kabogo on January 14, 2011 - 06:40
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Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Fantahun Wassie, Niko Speybroeck, et al.
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PLoS ONE 6(1): e16066
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The observed multiple-resistance coupled with the occurrence of high kdr frequency in populations of An. arabiensis could profoundly affect the malaria vector control programme in Ethiopia.

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Open Access | Ecology: A Prerequisite for Malaria Elimination and Eradication

Submitted by Kabogo on September 1, 2010 - 12:24
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Heather M. Ferguson, Anna Dornhaus, Arlyne Beeche, Christian Borgemeister, Michael Gottlieb, Mir S. Mulla, John E. Gimnig, Durland Fish, Gerry F. Killeen
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PLoS Med 7(8): e1000303
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By definition, eradication of human malaria parasites globally requires that intervention options are available that can eliminate transmission anywhere in the world.

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