Research conducted in the Gambia has shown that screening houses against mosquitoes helps reduce childhood malaria infection, death rates and anaemia. The report, published in The Lancet, found that screening windows and doors with netting, and closing eaves or installing net ceilings could reduce entry of malaria vectors into houses in an area of seasonal malaria transmission.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/effect-two-different-house-screening-interventions-exposure-malaria-vectors-and
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/matthew-j-kirby
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-ameh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/christian-bottomley-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/lancet
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-control
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/anaemia
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gambia
