A Modified Experimental Hut Design for Studying Responses of Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes to Indoor Interventions: The Ifakara Experimental Huts

Fredros O. Okumu; Jason Moore; Edgar Mbeyela; Mark Sherlock; Robert Sangusangu; Godfrey Ligamba; Tanya Russell; Sarah J. Moore

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030967

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A Modified Experimental Hut Design for Studying Responses of Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes to Indoor Interventions: The Ifakara Experimental Huts

Fredros O. Okumu ,

* E-mail: fredros@ihi.or.tz

Affiliations Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Republic of Tanzania, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Jason Moore,

Affiliations Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Republic of Tanzania, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Edgar Mbeyela,

Affiliation Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Republic of Tanzania
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Mark Sherlock,

Affiliation College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Robert Sangusangu,

Affiliation Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Republic of Tanzania
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Godfrey Ligamba,

Affiliation Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Republic of Tanzania
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Tanya Russell,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
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Sarah J. Moore

Affiliations Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Republic of Tanzania, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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A Modified Experimental Hut Design for Studying Responses of Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes to Indoor Interventions: The Ifakara Experimental Huts

Fredros O. Okumu,
Jason Moore,
Edgar Mbeyela,
Mark Sherlock,
Robert Sangusangu,
Godfrey Ligamba,
Tanya Russell,
Sarah J. Moore

Published: February 9, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030967

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