Jpn. J. Infect. Dis., 65 (3), 243-246, 2012

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Hitoshi Kawada¹*, Gabriel O. Dida^2,3, Kazunori Ohashi⁴, George Sonye³, Sammy M. Njenga⁵, Charles Mwandawiro⁶, Noboru Minakawa^1,7, and Masahiro Takagi¹

¹Department of Vector Ecology & Environment, Institute of Tropical Medicine, and ⁷The Global Center of Excellence Program, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8523; ⁴Health and Crop Sciences Research Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., Hyogo 665-8555, Japan; ²School of Public Health, Maseno University, Kisumu; ³Springs of Hope, Mbita; ⁵Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control, Nairobi; and ⁶Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

(Received October 14, 2011. Accepted February 13, 2012)

*Corresponding author: Mailing address: Department of Vector Ecology and Environment, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan. Tel: +81-95-819-7811, Fax: +81-95-819-7812, E-mail: このメールアドレスはスパムボットから保護されています。閲覧するにはJavaScriptを有効にする必要があります。

SUMMARY: 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.