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From: Impregnating hessian strips with the volatile pyrethroid transfluthrin prevents outdoor exposure to vectors of malaria and lymphatic filariasis in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Example of a transfluthrin-treated hessian strip in use as evaluated in this study. The strip is made of fine jute fibers woven together to form sacking fabric, cut into 4 m × 0.3 m dimensions. The strip is hung 0.5 m above the ground in a square shape on four metal poles, creating a 1 m2 area around a human volunteer collecting mosquitoes by the human landing catch method

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