Malaria control by antivectorial measures in a zone of chloroquine-resistant malaria: a successful programme in a rice growing area of the Rusizi valley

M Coosemans, M Barutwanayo

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    Abstract

    Within a large project for the socio-economic development of the rice growing area of the Rusizi valley in Burundi, a malarial control programme has been set up. This programme has several components: improvement of curative services, promotion of use of impregnated mosquito nets, and use of environmental engineering and indoor spraying with residual insecticides to control infection
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    Volume83
    Issue numberSuppl.
    Pages (from-to)97-98
    ISSN0035-9203
    Publication statusPublished - 1989

    Keywords

    • B780-tropical-medicine
    • Malaria
    • Protozoal diseases
    • Control
    • Entomology
    • Mosquitoes
    • Vector control
    • Insecticides
    • Rusizi
    • Burundi
    • Africa-Central

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