Community-wide benefits of targeted indoor residual spray for malaria control in the Western Kenya Highland

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Minakawa Noboru, Githeko Andrew K, Zhou Guofa, Yan Guiyun
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2010
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Lambda
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-67; https://doaj.org/article/e6d2477aa6b24890b631692177ac56a4

Abstract Background Interest in indoor residual spray (IRS) has been rekindled in recent years, as it is increasingly considered to be a key component of integrated malaria management. Regular spraying of each human dwelling becomes less and less practical as the control area increases. Where malari...