A longitudinal study of the durability of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Zambia.

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Published in Malar J on February 19, 2016

Authors

Kathrine R Tan1, Jane Coleman2, Barbara Smith3, Busiku Hamainza4, Cecilia Katebe-Sakala5, Casey Kean6, Ashley Kowal7, Jodi Vanden Eng8, Tiffany K Parris9, Carla T Mapp10, Stephen C Smith11, Robert Wirtz12, Mulakwa Kamuliwo13, Allen S Craig14

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Global Health, Malaria Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. MS A6, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA. ktan@cdc.gov.
2: Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA. jane.coleman@jhpiego.org.
3: Peace Corps, West Coast Region, San Francisco, CA, USA. bsmith@peacecorps.gov.
4: Zambia National Malaria Control Centre, Lusaka, Zambia. bossbusk@gmail.com.
5: Bayer (Pty) Ltd, Isando, South Africa. Cecilia.katebesakala@bayer.com.
6: Success Academy Charter Schools, Brooklyn, NY, USA. caseykean@gmail.com.
7: Society for Family Health, Lusaka, Zambia. Ashleyk9155@gmail.com.
8: Center for Global Health, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. jvandeneng@cdc.gov.
9: National Center for Enteric, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. tparris@cdc.gov.
10: Center for Global Health, Entomology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. cmapp@cdc.gov.
11: Center for Global Health, Entomology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. scsmith2@cdc.gov.
12: Center for Global Health, Entomology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. rwirtz@cdc.gov.
13: Zambia National Malaria Control Centre, Lusaka, Zambia. mkamuliwo@yahoo.co.uk.
14: Center for Global Health, Polio Eradication Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. acraig@cdc.gov.

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