‘A bite before bed’: exposure to malaria vectors outside the times of net use in the highlands of western Kenya

• Published in: Malaria journal Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 259
• Main Authors: Cooke, Mary K, Kahindi, Sam C, Oriango, Robin M, Owaga, Chrispin, Ayoma, Elizabeth, Mabuka, Danspaid, Nyangau, Dennis, Abel, Lucy, Atieno, Elizabeth, Awuor, Stephen, Drakeley, Chris, Cox, Jonathan, Stevenson, Jennifer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 25.06.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Anopheles; Anopheles - physiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Control; Epidemics; Feeding Behavior; Female; Human acts; Human behavior; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Insect Bites and Stings - epidemiology; Insect Bites and Stings - etiology; Insect Vectors - physiology; Insecticide-Treated Bednets; Insecticides; Kenya; Kenya - epidemiology; Malaria; Malaria - epidemiology; Malaria - parasitology; Male; Middle Aged; Mosquito Control - methods; Seasons; Tanzania; Young Adult; Zambia; Kenya; Zambia; Tanzania

The human population in the highlands of Nyanza Province, western Kenya, is subject to sporadic epidemics of Plasmodium falciparum. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) are used widely in this area. These interventions are most effective when Anopheles res...