When they don't bite, we smell money: understanding malaria bednet misuse
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When they don't bite, we smell money: understanding malaria bednet misuse
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are a major tool to control malaria. Over recent years increased ITN coverage has been associated with decreased malaria transmission. However, ITN 'misuse' has been increasingly reported and whether this emergent behaviour poses a threat to successful malaria control and elimination is an open question. Here, we use a game theory mathematical model to understand...
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasitology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0031-1820,1469-8161
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182012002077