Ineffectiveness of mosquito coils in Kinshasa, Zaire

Abstract

We wanted to know wether in urban Kinshasa Zaire, the locally available coils could be advocated as a method of reducing mosquito nuisance and malaria transmission. We chose a typical residential quarter in the heart of Kinshasa. People live in brick houses with corrugated iron roofs. The open curves, the unscreened windows and ventilation holes offer easy access to the mosquitoes