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An epidemiological survey was conducted on prevalence of malaria among children aged 1-15yrs in south east Nigeria. A total of 498 children were surveyed for malaria and other morbidity indicators. Out of these, 369 which include 195 (52.8%) males and 174 (47.2%) females were from experimental household and 129, including 66 (51.2%) males and 63 (48.8%) females from control household. Before the deployment of Lambdacyhalothrin-treated household items - curtains, mats and blankets, the total malaria prevalence and all the morbidity indicators examined were (P0.05. Key words: Malaria, insecticide, lambdacyhalothrin, morbidity.
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