Furnival-Adams, JOlanga, EANapier, MarkGarner, P2021-02-172021-02-172021-01Furnival-Adams, J., Olanga, E., Napier, M. & Garner, P. 2021. House modifications for preventing malaria (Review). <i>Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 10.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/117841469-493X1361-6137http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11784Despite being preventable, malaria remains an important public health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that overall progress in malaria control has plateaud for the first time since the turn of the century. Researchers and policymakers are therefore exploring alternative and supplementary malaria vector control tools. Research in 1900 indicated that modification of houses may be effective in reducing malaria: this is now being revisited, with new research now examining blocking house mosquito entry points or modifying house construction materials to reduce exposure of inhabitants to infectious bites.FulltextenMalariaMosquitosHouse modificationsScreeningInsecticidesArticleFurnival-Adams, J., Olanga, E., Napier, M., & Garner, P. (2021). House modifications for preventing malaria (Review). <i>Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 10</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11784Furnival-Adams, J, EA Olanga, Mark Napier, and P Garner "House modifications for preventing malaria (Review)." <i>Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 10</i> (2021) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11784Furnival-Adams J, Olanga E, Napier M, Garner P. House modifications for preventing malaria (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 10. 2021; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11784.TY - Article AU - Furnival-Adams, J AU - Olanga, EA AU - Napier, Mark AU - Garner, P AB - Despite being preventable, malaria remains an important public health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that overall progress in malaria control has plateaud for the first time since the turn of the century. Researchers and policymakers are therefore exploring alternative and supplementary malaria vector control tools. Research in 1900 indicated that modification of houses may be effective in reducing malaria: this is now being revisited, with new research now examining blocking house mosquito entry points or modifying house construction materials to reduce exposure of inhabitants to infectious bites. DA - 2021-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 10 KW - Malaria KW - Mosquitos KW - House modifications KW - Screening KW - Insecticides LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2021 SM - 1469-493X SM - 1361-6137 T1 - House modifications for preventing malaria (Review) TI - House modifications for preventing malaria (Review) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11784 ER -24199