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Home / building design / ventilation / height could prevent malaria

By Hicbd
Wed Jul 14 2021 11:43 am

"So starting in 2017, Lindsay’s team began building small experimental huts to test which designs would keep mosquitoes out and let people remain cool and comfortable. Their tweaks, which ranged from adding small screened windows to raising the homes on stilts, made a huge difference. Some configurations dropped mosquito visits by up to 95 percent."

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https://www.wired.com/story/the-experimental-african-houses-that-outsmart-malaria/
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210527/House-design-can-decrease-the-force-of-malaria-infection.aspx

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Architecture / Home and Building Design Homes Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Mosquito Deterrents Malaria Prevention Global Health

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