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topical repellent

Evaluation of the effectiveness of topical repellent distributed by village health volunteer networks against Plasmodium spp. infection in Myanmar: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial

August 24, 2020 - 13:25 -- Open Access
Tags: 
topical repellent, village health volunteer, plasmodium spp., Myanmar, rapid diagnostic test, RDT
Author(s): 
Agius PA, Cutts JC, Fowkes FJI, et al.
Reference: 
PLoS Med. 2020 Aug 20;17(8):e1003177

The World Health Organization has yet to endorse deployment of topical repellents for malaria prevention as part of public health campaigns. We aimed to quantify the effectiveness of repellent distributed by the village health volunteer (VHV) network in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in reducing malaria in order to advance regional malaria elimination.

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