Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is a malaria vector control intervention. What is the principle behind IRS?...

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Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is a malaria vector control intervention. What is the principle behind IRS?

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Killing adult mosquitoes that rest on sprayed indoor surfaces after feeding, thereby reducing vector longevity and transmission

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Repelling mosquitoes from entering houses

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Killing mosquito larvae in breeding sites

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Sterilising adult mosquitoes to prevent reproduction

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Attracting and trapping mosquitoes using light

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