Kenya: 'Rediscovering' Traditional Mosquito Repellents

Nairobi — Traditionally, many communities had developed the knowledge that hanging leaves of certain plants on doorways were effective deterrents to mosquitoes.

With the expected malaria outbreak in many parts of Kenya following the onset of the long rains, scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology & Ecology (Icipe) are "rediscovering" and improving on the traditional methods adopted by communities in East Africa and elsewhere to reduce the human-mosquito contact.

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