title: Preliminary evaluation of insecticide-impregnated ceiling nets with coarse mesh size as a barrier against the invasion of malaria vectors.
abstract: We evaluated the effectiveness of installing the Olyset® Net on the ceiling  in preventing the invasion of malaria vectors. This study was conducted in houses in western  Kenya. The number of resting mosquitoes inside the houses reduced when the ceiling and eaves of  the houses were covered with the net. The mosquito densities remained low for 9 months, until  the nets were removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vector Ecology & Environment, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan. vergiss＠nagasaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: Gabriel O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Dida
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sonye
authors.forename: Sammy M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Njenga
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mwandawiro
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Minakawa
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000187:drug effects*; D001512:Bedding and Linens / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000187:drug effects*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007630:Kenya; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods; D026023:Permethrin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin