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From Greek kónōps `mosquito' the Romans formed conopium `couch with a net' (to keep mosquitoes away).
Two and 15 households in Kisumu and Malindi, respectively reported burning of organic material to repel mosquitoes.
The decreases in filaria-infected mosquitoes were comparable to the decreases in microfilaria prevalence seen in the human populations in the sentinel sites.
If the poorer households, motivated by the similar urge for a peaceful nights sleep as their richer counterparts, insist on paying out of pocket for the relatively more expensive protective methods, then it is easy to see that just the act of attempting to prevent mosquitoes from biting may be helping to keep these households from improving their well-being as well as their health status.
This can be through the natural incursions of alligators into the town's artificial lake and encephalitis-bearing mosquitoes onto its iconic porches.