| 单词 | mosquito net |
| 例句 | Our side-by-side beds were already set up for the night with mosquito nets. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with mosquito nets and bug repellent, everyone on the expedition was covered with painful bites. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Corporal Kolodny tiptoed stealthily into Captain Black’s tent early the next morning, reached inside the mosquito net and gently shook the moist shoulder blade he found there until Captain Black opened his eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A mosquito net hung around the coffin, and every time a new person came to see him, someone would have to lift netting away. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z After we went to bed I reached over through the mosquito net and held her hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was lying on my back, looking up into the white tent of the mosquito net, and wondering who else was awake. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m writing this only by moonlight under my mosquito net, so forgive me if it is messy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The coffin was covered with a mosquito net. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z We got into bed and covered ourselves in our mosquito nets, feeling clean and new. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z After supper he strung up a mosquito net around his cot and fell asleep in his clothes. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In it Mami put a cot with its own mosquito net, a small table and chair, and a basket for my underclothes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Almost every night someone or other came visiting under our mosquito nets or we visited them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted up my mosquito net and crawled into my bed next to me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We had nothing, no furniture, no mosquito nets, just thin mattresses placed flat on the ground. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She had her mosquito net rigged up over it, so it didn't look that strange like a real uncovered coffin with a dead person inside. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z For sleep we had a huge mosquito net that would cover all of us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Where would I go?” he said, and we both fell asleep under my mosquito net. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But tonight, as I lay in my bed with my mosquito net floating like a ghost around me, I did not hear any laughing. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Last year I helped raise enough money to send 120 mosquito nets to a village in Ghana,” she brags. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Lifting the mosquito net, she stood in front of us and made a deep curtsy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Doña Cony pulled the mosquito net over the baby. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Dr. Sumitra asked me lots of questions: “Did you use mosquito nets?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Over the bed flows one of those decorative mosquito nets fit for a queen, but here, it seems to be keeping disease in rather than out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z So the rest of us wouldn’t be plagued by insects, Hugh, the boy who had bees living in his stomach, ate under a large mosquito net at a table for one in the corner. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In the days that follow they adjust once again to sleeping under a mosquito net, bathing by pouring tin cups of water over their heads. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We lay on mattresses with mosquito nets draped overhead. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Wow!” he says, glancing around at Chucha’s purple towel hanging from a peg, her purple mosquito net strung between two nails, her purple dresses draped over a chair. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z They are more like overnight stops than holiday destinations in their own right: locals bring all they need with them and set up neat tents for cooking and sleeping, and mosquito net gazebos for dining. We're going on a bear hunt … in Hokkaido, Japan 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z No longer do you need to drop $800 a night for Italian linens under an artfully draped mosquito net. S’more, s’il vous plait? A French company opens its first ‘glampground’ in the U.S. 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z I grew up in Africa, where we had a mosquito net. Lords of the flies: the insect detectives 2010-09-23T07:00:00Z I admitted that we’d improvised for a sheet because we hadn’t figured out until morning that the item we’d set aside — thinking it was a tent divider or mosquito net — was actually a mattress sheet. Camping without the hassle: New service rents you all the gear you need, plus the car 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Steps from the restaurant pavilion was our villa with its huge bed swathed in a white mosquito net, an open shower surrounded by local shiny white pebbles, and swinging outdoor daybeds. Next Stop : Surfing and Serenity on a Remote Philippine Island 2013-06-05T15:47:04Z We loved our room: windows on three sides, teak floors and a mosquito net over the bed that was in excellent shape. Homestay among the ruins in Cambodia 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z For a generation of backpackers now gone gray, the tattered paperback accounts of his treks through China, Africa and South America were a prod to adventure, bibles of inspiration under many a mosquito net. Would the Pandemic Stop Paul Theroux From Traveling? 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Cipriani examines bags made with discarded army blankets and mosquito nets and then hugs everyone in sight. Bags Made by Hand, in East Africa 2012-09-03T15:00:33Z After lunch, we saw the home-stay lodgings equipped with floor mats, mosquito nets and Western toilets. A Vacation With a Purpose: Fighting Trafficking in Thailand 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Early morning, I was on a sleep cloud, tucked in on a pillowed four-poster bed, a slow ceiling fan ruffling a pinned-up muslin mosquito net. Jamaica, Beyond the Beach 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z "There are four things you need to survive on the Amazon," said Victor Coelho, our naturalist-guide, "a machete, a mosquito net, matches and salt." Floating Luxuriously Down the Amazon 2011-08-25T12:20:00Z It offered a bunch of bungalows, each with a bed, a mosquito net, a light, a fan and not much else. Mom and Dad, Meet My Budget 2010-08-04T03:15:00Z Then, without the media, she visited prisoners’ classes on cooking, cosmetology and making mosquito nets. Ivanka Trump will do her job, whatever that entails, no matter what happens in Washington 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z From every direction cockroaches were landing on us as we rummaged in our backpacks to find our mosquito nets as quickly as we could. Travellers’ tales: readers’ favourite holiday memories 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Despite our efforts to keep the mosquito net closed, half the jungle flew in the moment a corner was lifted. A Crash Course in Honeymoon Survival 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z While one woman spread a platter of mushrooms, chicken and cabbage on the living room table, the other strung mosquito nets over our mattresses and duvets. Treehouses on top of the world: Zip-lining to lodgings in Laos 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Nor does an added tableau, loosely based on the dramatist's afterword, in which Eliza, peering through a veil as voluminous as a mosquito net, marries Freddy. Spur of the Moment; Pygmalion; The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist; The Magical Menagerie 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z That night, as my son and I lay in our beds beneath mosquito nets with bottled water by our sides, the visit to Mr. Bargas’s home lingered with my child. Poor locales, rich experiences: Traveling with kids to developing countries is worth the risk 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Carry along bug spray, sunscreen, hat, bottled water and a mosquito net. Driving the Seam of Hispaniola 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Berryman himself wrote, “I perfect my meters/until no mosquito can get through,” though just as often he let the mosquito net down almost entirely. John Berryman Is Reconsidered in 4 New Books 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z It has vegetable plots, a sauna built of plywood and mosquito nets on the lawn of a Baroque castle and a skateboard halfpipe in the main exhibition space, next to a collective printing press. Documenta Was a Whole Vibe. Then a Scandal Killed the Buzz. 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z In the smaller villages, there’s little more than mosquito nets. In Senegal, a Coastal Region Sees a Resurgence 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Accommodations are simple: foam mattress, mosquito net, shared toilets. Next Stop: In Cambodia, Koh Kong Emerges as an Eco-Tourism Destination 2011-03-04T19:55:00Z In our bungalow, Lulu plopped onto a thin mattress encased in a mosquito net. An Eco-Tour of Guatemala’s Rio Dulce Region 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z It did not just buy in millions of mosquito nets and drugs; it conceived a plan to solve its own particular problem. Malaria-free Sri Lanka may mark beginning of end for deadly disease 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Method: Advance Aid is an organisation that wants to make aid destined for Africa available within Africa, from blankets and mosquito nets to basic cooking equipment and hygiene kits. Africa innovations: 15 ideas helping to transform a continent 2012-08-25T23:05:54Z The following nights saw us tightly wrapped in our mosquito nets, flinching at the sound of any buzzing passer-by. Travellers’ tales: readers’ favourite holiday memories 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The overlapping dotted tulle encircling the dress brought to mind a mosquito net. Emmys 2014: Lena Dunham and Julia Roberts among worst-dressed 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z They set up temporary homes with mosquito nets. AP PHOTOS: In India, river islanders face the brunt of increasingly frequent flooding 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z A constant buzz fills the room where the insects mate in cube-shaped cages made of mosquito nets. Mosquitoes, long the enemy, are now bred to help prevent the spread of dengue fever 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z He had a gym locker where he kept this mat, a pop-up mosquito net, a blanket, two robes and a shawl. Jay Shetty went from monk to celebrity life coach. Just don't call him a 'guru' 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z At night, the four sought refuge under a mosquito net and plastic tarp retrieved from the plane. Colombian Children Lost In The Amazon Jungle Rescued After 40 Days 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Middle-class families, unable to turn on their air-conditioners during one of the year’s hottest periods, have rushed to buy mosquito nets to set up camps in their courtyards. War, Mediation or Silence? Coup Leaders in Niger Face Decision Time 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Nylon mosquito nets are suspended throughout the camps, creating a protective canopy shielding the inmates from endless bites. Manipur: Murders and mayhem tearing apart an Indian state 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The lucky ones have mosquito nets they were given by aid groups or charitable individuals. They fled the war in Nigeria’s northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z It praised the country for distributing mosquito nets treated with insecticide and encouraging the spraying of insecticides indoors. Belize declared free from malaria by health chiefs 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The 5-year-old boy was lying under a mosquito net, he said, and the children explained that they were hungry. Colombian Children Rescued in Jungle Had Been Fleeing for Their Lives 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z This 2014 mural in Kenya illustrates how to avoid malaria infection with mosquito nets. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z With help from the United Nations and charities, the health ministry has been able to provide diagnostic tests, mosquito nets and care facilities to help counter dengue infections, ministry official Dr Leila Hamadelnil said. Dengue fever spreads across Sudan with health response weakened 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z In what should be the living room, housemates lie or sit among mattresses, bedding, mosquito nets and half-packed bags with personal effects strewn all over the floor. Gay Ugandan asks 'Where will I go?' as secret shelters under threat 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The idea is to someday use it alongside other malaria prevention methods such as malaria pills, mosquito nets and vaccines. Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Twenty-four hours later, their section of the camp looked like any other, with plastic sheeting and fabric, even strips of mosquito nets and clothing, stretched around the branches. Climate Migration: Blind and homeless amid Somalia’s drought 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Over the last few decades, malaria's global footprints have diminished, thanks in part to interventions such as mosquito nets and insecticides used to target Anopheles. Why the capital of India Is flush with mosquitoes 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z “We left home with nothing. Some clothes for the kids, a mosquito net, and two towels. That was it,” said Islam. Climate Migration: Indian kids find hope in a new language 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z He said people need food, water buckets, kitchen equipment and mosquito nets, plus other essentials. Pakistan flood volunteer: 'It was like there was no happiness in the village' 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z “People are getting food, but they need tents, mosquito nets and other relief goods urgently.” ‘No one is caring for us’: Pakistanis struggle for survival after floods 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z She said although they sleep under mosquito nets, sometimes they get bitten before going to bed as they are preparing meals for supper in the dark of the evening. WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Research indicates that mosquito nets can protect the individual user while also reducing disease transmission within the wider community. Why the capital of India Is flush with mosquitoes 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z They recalled last summer when mosquito nets appeared on the concrete veranda of the house. At least five children were killed during U.S. raid on ISIS leader, according to witnesses and video 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Spread the Net offered a concrete example of a donation’s impact by specifying that every $10 given would buy a lifesaving mosquito net. Liz Weston: How to get more joy while giving to good causes 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z In a small dusty field, dozens of families have erected makeshift tents - a patchwork of torn mosquito nets, rice sacks and plastic sheets. Madagascar food crisis: How a woman helped save her village from starvation 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z “Even just by sleeping under a mosquito net, you have played your role in reducing the malaria burden in the country,” he said. WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z "We don't have anywhere to sleep, we don't have any mosquito nets and we don't have material to cover our house," she said. Floods cut off communities in South Sudan's Unity state 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The elders sleep outside on beds protected by mosquito nets, while the children share the floor. In South Sudan, flooding called ‘worst thing in my lifetime’ 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z A photo of Duterte asleep under a mosquito net in his Davao home inspired performance art at a protest in May. Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte dreams of holding power for years to come 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, even before the W.H.O. recommended the use of mosquito nets to control malaria, China deployed insecticide-treated nets across the country. W.H.O. Says China Has Eliminated Malaria 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z After about an hour of lying in my mosquito net praying for a gust of wind to cool me off, a dreaded sensation set in: I needed to urinate. Human Evolution Led to an Extreme Thirst for Water 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z A devotee of the Effective Altruists, he donated half his teaching salary to help save people with malaria by purchasing mosquito nets with global charities. Rep. Raskin and his wife on their late son: ‘A radiant light in this broken world’ 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Now Mr. Rusesabagina is back in Rwanda, but this time under arrest, in a spartan cell in Kigali’s central police station, where he sleeps in a simple bed draped in a mosquito net. How the Hero of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Fell Into a Vengeful Strongman’s Trap 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z As mosquito nets increased in price, that enhanced the risks of a lethal strain of malaria, which itself reduced appetites and worsened malnutrition among children. The Other Way Covid Will Kill: Hunger 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z “In the past, the North Korean strategy was to establish layers of so-called mosquito nets around its society, letting in what it needed but keeping out unwanted outside news,” Mr. Kang said. North Korean Propaganda Gets a YouTube Makeover: Fewer Parades, More Pizza 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z I didn't think much of it at the moment, but soon after I got into my mosquito net for the night, my error revealed itself. Human Evolution Led to an Extreme Thirst for Water 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z If prevention services, such as the distribution of mosquito nets, decline during the pandemic, the number of casualties this year could double. Warnings of worsening hunger, malaria emerge as coronavirus cases spike 40% in Africa 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Eleven camp beds, mosquito nets and backpacks, hooked behind dark green seats alongside some wooden crates of ammunition. On the Road With the French Foreign Legion 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z She stays with him, the pair sitting side by side, lowering a mosquito net down from the tree at night to cover them. 'All we can offer is the chain': the scandal of Ghana's shackled sick 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Wilson and her son sleep under a mosquito net every night. First malaria vaccine rolled out in Africa—despite limited efficacy and nagging safety concerns 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z “Disinfect drains and sewers. Use mosquito nets and screens on windows. That’ll stop insects from flying or crawling into your nose and ears.” Man had family of cockroaches living inside ear canal, report says 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Thousands of mosquito nets have been distributed to put over beds and insecticide was supplied to spray in homes. Zanzibar tests drones spraying rice fields to fight malaria 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z In the field, to many, the “United Nations” means water wells and mosquito nets and vaccination drives. At UN, Africa balances highlighting its progress and poverty 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z SOS Children's Villages provides useful household items, such as foam mattresses and mosquito nets, toothbrushes and towels, clothing, cutlery and soap. Two brothers who walked out of the forest into a new home 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z It has seen progress in the fight against malaria—primarily thanks to mosquito nets, rapid diagnostics, and improved access to treatment. First malaria vaccine rolled out in Africa—despite limited efficacy and nagging safety concerns 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z It also cited an influx of refugees from Congo and Sudan over the last few years, population growth and a general decline in the use of mosquito nets as contributing to the increased prevalence. Uganda says malaria prevalence surges, cites climate change and... 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z First, there were the storms, forcing them to abandon supper, pack up their mosquito nets and sleep contorted in their vehicles. French troops in Mali anti-jihadist campaign mired in mud and mistrust 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Also key to the plummeting death rate is the distribution of mosquito nets treated with long-lasting insecticide, added Graves, who travelled to Myanmar as a consultant last year to assess US-funded malaria projects. How Myanmar became an example to the world in the battle against malaria 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Pimua said he and other villagers had wrapped the bodies in mosquito nets, and then fled the village, fearing that the attackers were still hiding in the bush and might strike again. At least 15 women and children killed in tribal massacre in Papua New Guinea 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z "What if people no longer went to sleep under their mosquito nets or parents no longer brought their feverish child to a clinic for a malaria test? That would have to be monitored," he says. First malaria vaccine rolled out in Africa—despite limited efficacy and nagging safety concerns 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z They slept under mosquito nets in Salahi’s bedroom, and woke up to the sound of a bleating sheep. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Wildly out of my comfort zone, I had been sleeping under a mosquito net within the magnificent Dharmsala monastery. Teaching Evolution to Tibetan Monks 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z "Now, there is a real bed, with a mosquito net. Women have a place to sleep and recover with some dignity. There is a shower and food." A prescription for Madagascar’s broken health system: data and a focus on details 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z “We don’t have anything. Nothing to eat. No mosquito nets,” said Nalula, 38. 'This is hell': devastated Congolese village embodies country's crisis 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z They dissuade people from using illegal means to fish, such as mosquito nets, poison and spear guns that kill the largest fish carrying vital eggs. Rescuing Sea Turtles From Fishermen’s Nets 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Is it better to give people mosquito nets or make them pay? Nobel prize in economics 2018 awarded - live 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z The Red Cross said that it was sending three ships loaded with supplies, including field kitchens, tents, body bags and mosquito nets. Indonesia tsunami: crisis worsens as aid struggles to reach island 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z A team of researchers at Yale and Oxford has shown that while we admire people who spend their time helping impoverished communities and donating money for malaria-combating mosquito nets, we’re not keen on shagging them. Talking dirty good, gap yah bad: why no one wants to date a do-gooder | Emily Hill 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Mitjà, suffering from seasickness, sat on the deck with his eyes closed almost that entire time, his head propped up on a folded mosquito net. On a remote Pacific island, this doctor has revived a 60-year quest to eradicate a disfiguring disease 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The mosquitoes are increasingly resistant to the insecticide widely used in mosquito nets, pyrethroid. Opinion | The malaria fight stalls as children die by the hundreds of thousands 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z Utility-maximising automatons might see the sense in buying mosquito nets over the internet for distant strangers. Can “effective altruism” maximise the bang for each charitable buck? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z But it has also obscured their original purpose, and complicated efforts to distribute them as easily as, say, mosquito nets or aspirin. The spectacular power of Big Lens | The long read 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Who is to say that donating money for mosquito nets is such a laudable aim, after all? Talking dirty good, gap yah bad: why no one wants to date a do-gooder | Emily Hill 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Also, there’s something worrisome about the idea that until every home in Africa gets a mosquito net, every village a school, it should not build concrete dreams and inspiring structures. Opinion | Ghana Deserves This Cathedral. Don’t Fight It. 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it released $221,000 in funds to help relief efforts and would send first aid, water, mosquito nets and shelters, to the region. PNG declares state of emergency after deadly quake strikes rugged... 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Anti-malarial mosquito nets are being used to catch fish around the world, according to the first global survey, risking harm to people and fish stocks. Global use of mosquito nets for fishing 'endangering humans and wildlife' 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z "We will build basic shacks, like the ones we used to live in, with a plastic sheet, some palm leaves and a mosquito net," he says. No frills: Ex-rebels build hotel to recreate guerrilla life 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Tatty mosquito nets hang from the bamboo poles propping up its cracked asbestos roof; kittens and chickens scuttle across the shack’s earthen floor. China to move millions of people from homes in anti-poverty drive 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z At night, Nimo slept under a mosquito net outside, where it was cooler than in the corrugated metal hut. Trump’s new suspension of refugees leaves some at risk of dying, doctors say 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it released $221,000 in funds to help relief efforts and would send first aid, water, mosquito nets and shelters, to the region. PNG declares state of emergency after deadly quake strikes rugged... 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The researchers found mosquito net fishing is seen across the globe. Global use of mosquito nets for fishing 'endangering humans and wildlife' 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z As part of the effort, donors are funding the distribution of mosquito nets and training health workers. As Malaria Resists Treatment, Experts Warn of Global Crisis 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z All their possessions have come from the UN: a collection of broken plastic buckets and tin pots, a couple of mats, two torn mosquito nets, some tarpaulins and a shovel. Queuing all day for a three-minute call: reuniting families torn apart by Boko Haram | Ruth Maclean 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z She said people needed mosquito nets, batteries and generators. After Irma, calls for help from the Caribbean: 'The island is debris, that's all it is' 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Part of that is due to increased use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and part of it is due to indoor pesticide spraying, which included DDT for a brief period from 2008 to 2010. What’s warping the faces of monkeys in Uganda? 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z But Hill also warned that crackdowns, as seen in Mozambique where mosquito net fishing can now be punished with three years in prison, may not be the best response. Global use of mosquito nets for fishing 'endangering humans and wildlife' 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Even today, many rebels are still living in improvised tents, sleeping under mosquito nets and tarpaulin. Colombia peace process weathers the storm as Farc hands in weapons 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z A mosquito net dangles above their full-size bed. Thousands of women were raped during Rwanda’s genocide. Now their kids are coming of age. 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z The civic group says it will contact North Korea via fax or email to provide North Korea with mosquito nets and repellent. SKorea OKs civilian contact with NKorea in goodwill gesture 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z BAIDOA, Somalia — In one of the world’s hungriest cities, the new head of the United Nations was trudging past makeshift tents made of bedsheets and mosquito nets. The U.N.’s new leader is taking on an impossible job 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The impact on malaria infections of mosquito net fishing is not known, although one small study in Kenya showed the nets were so plentiful that people could both fish and hang nets over their beds. Global use of mosquito nets for fishing 'endangering humans and wildlife' 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The South Sudanese teenager's body was laid out on a bed, under a tree, beneath a mosquito net. South Sudan conflict: 'Soldiers will kill you for no reason in Yei' - BBC News 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Their tents were made of whatever they could find — torn mosquito nets, bedsheets and towels. New U.N. chief confronts the ‘nightmare’ of Somalia’s food crisis 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Guards provide no mattresses, sheets or mosquito nets, and prisoners sleep on the bare floor or on cardboard boxes if they can’t smuggle in bedding by paying off guards. A rare view from inside South Sudan's most-feared prison 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z You can count the number of solar lanterns distributed or the number of mosquito nets handed out, but how do you measure the impact of those on a child’s life? Philanthropy in Silicon Valley: Big Bets on Big Ideas 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Pregnant women line up at a maternal waiting house to receive bug repellent and mosquito nets. Where Women with Zika Fear Prison 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z There are no mosquitoes in the cafeteria, so we don’t have to solve the problem of how to lift a mosquito net over our heads to get food into our mouths. Six Scientists, 1,000 Miles, One Prize: The Arctic Bumblebee 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z A mosquito net blocked the swarms of flies drawn to her wound. At a Loss for Meds, Venezuela’s Mentally Ill Spiral Downward 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z “You try to reduce the number of vectors, eliminate immediate neighbors, a bit like putting a mosquito net around the tree.” An American tragedy: why are millions of trees dying across the country? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z I was lying under a mosquito net at the back of the shaman’s house. What a Comedian Learned by Traveling to the End of the Earth I break out in rashes or I get dizzy and if truth be told, I don't really like sleeping under mosquito nets. Letter from Africa: Malaria, a bedroom battleground - BBC News 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z And that requires going beyond providing what the poor need immediately – such as more food, more loans, more farming tools, more mosquito nets and so on. Getting the Poor to Productivity 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z "Before I could understand what was happening, they sliced the mosquito net and grabbed one of the twins," the 26-year-old said, tears in her eyes. Malawi sees surge in attacks on albinos; victims speak out 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z But the aid consignment consisted mostly of vaccines, mosquito nets, lice shampoo and baby formula—assistance that while valuable wasn’t what Daraya residents said they most desperately needed: flour, cooking oil and other food staples. A Besieged Syrian Town Goes Wanting Another Day 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The aid did not include food, consisting largely of mosquito nets and shampoo. UN to ask Syria to approve airdrops of humanitarian aid 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The aid did not contain food and instead was largely made up of items such as mosquito nets and shampoo. West urges Syria to allow aid drops to besieged towns 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z British slalom canoeist Fiona Pennie is leaving nothing to chance at this year's Rio Olympics where she will fit a mosquito net to her boat between races to minimize the threat of the Zika virus. British canoeist Pennie has novel answer to Zika threat 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The United Nations refugee agency said it was preparing to airlift tents, sleeping mats, kitchen utensils and mosquito nets to the disaster-struck areas. 'This city will never be what it was': Ecuadorians count cost after earthquake 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Ecuador’s Congress published a list of needed items, including tents, mattresses, canned food and mosquito nets. Rescue goes slowly in Ecuador after 7.8 quake; death toll tops 400, expected to rise further 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Edernalia sings to Christian as she puts him into his pram and tucks the mosquito net around him. Having a baby in the Zika capital - BBC News 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z It has also provided mosquito nets for the iron beds and access to medical care. South Sudan: the juvenile prison where life is better on the inside | Nadene Ghouri 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z She said pregnant women in her maternity ward were protecting themselves with repellent-soaked mosquito nets. Cuba throws soldiers into battle against Zika virus 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Residents have to scour the black market for scarce materials such as mosquito nets or repellant. Venezuela faces ‘worst-case scenario’ as Zika outbreak expands 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z They use repellent and for sleeping, mosquito nets. Zika affects plans for destination weddings, babymoons 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z There are stalls full of colourful mosquito nets going for $5 each. El Salvador launches fight against Zika - BBC News 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Geeta’s husband, Sanjay, was in his undershirt at a neighbor’s house, watching a television serial, the children asleep under mosquito nets. Indian Women Seeking Jobs Confront Taboos and Threats 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The program continues to distribute mosquito nets and pays for household insecticide spraying and the rapid diagnosis and treatment of the sick. Obama’s Goal to Wipe Out Malaria May Be a Dream Too Far 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The money will be used to purchase supplies to prevent the spread of dengue fever, such as mosquito nets and repellant for residents. Milolii group raises more than $3,000 to fight dengue fever 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z She and Duane lived in a bamboo hut with mosquito nets over the beds and struggled at times with their Spanish, using hand signals to communicate with the locals. Retired South Dakota farmer shares fortune with churches 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Some of the children go to school, others plunge into the dark green river to catch tiny fish, and the occasional beer can, with mosquito nets. South Sudan: 'a level of human suffering I have never seen anywhere else' 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Those who cannot fit underneath the many tarps sleep under mosquito nets in the open. Island in remote swamps is a refuge for some families fleeing fighting in South Sudan 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z This effectively means telling the world’s worst-off people, suffering from tuberculosis, malaria or malnutrition, that what they really need isn’t medicine, mosquito nets or micronutrients, but a solar panel. This Child Doesn’t Need a Solar Panel 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The mosquitoes that transmit the virus from person to person typically bite during the day, rendering mosquito nets largely useless. Zika Disease: Another Reason to Hate Mosquitoes 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Current mosquito nets are woven from fibres impregnated throughout with an insecticide. A charge that sticks 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Humans have some options to avoid them – mosquito nets, protective clothing, repellent sprays – caribou have nothing but immersion in water and migration into the stronger winds and lower temperatures of the Arctic coast. The battle to protect Alaska’s great wildlife sanctuary | Rebecca Solnit 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z She knocked over her kerosene lantern, and his mosquito net caught on fire. How to Connect With a Heritage—and Make Dad Very, Very Proud 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z And he hinted that his malaria eradication efforts might not make friends, arguing that mosquito nets or potential vaccines are ineffective and that old techniques — which he didn’t name — may be more effective. Sean Parker Seeks a New Approach to Charity 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z “They broke this wall, entered, and took pots, pans, clothes, mosquito nets, and hammocks. … We are scared now to go very far, and I've planted a garden closer to my house.” Feature: From deep in Peru’s rainforests, isolated people emerge 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z At dusk, I was struggling to hang my mosquito net, which was necessary to keep out malaria-carrying mosquitoes and whatever else might crawl up on the platform. The Elephant Watcher 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z A year ago, we were distributing not just food but also soap, mosquito nets and sleeping mats. Aid for hundreds of thousands of displaced Nigerians is running out 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z A mosquito net imbued with long-lasting insecticides called the “PermaNet” was recommended for use in malaria prevention by the WHO in 2004. Can the Private Sector Replace NGOs in the Developing World? 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Healthcare innovations run the gamut from the simplest low tech solutions like providing expectant mothers with mosquito nets as part of their prenatal exams to data management dashboards that help turn donations into cures. SAPVoice: Healthcare Breakthroughs: SAP goes low and high tech to help fight diseases 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z One of the most common insecticides used by the mosquito net industry is permethrin, which the United States Environmental Protection Agency says is “likely to be carcinogenic to humans” when consumed orally. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Women told me that they found his body floating in the lake, his hands tied and his throat cut” She is queuing among hundreds for a bucket, some soap and a mosquito net. Fleeing Boko Haram over Lake Chad 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z She picks up her mosquito net at REI and jokes that she might use it to keep away the cockroaches in her apartment. A Nurse Decides to Get Hands-On in the Ebola Zone 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Delivering 10,000 mosquito nets to families in Tanzania creates instant impact. Short Changed: The Limitations Of Products For Social Change 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Only the beach villas are air-conditioned, which for overwater bungalow guests means sleeping under mosquito nets and listening to fish splashes and island breezes at night. LARK GOULD: Pacific Island travel antidotes for cold winter woes 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Every morning at sunrise in Antongil Bay, along Madagascar’s ruggedly beautiful northern coast, fishing crews drag seines made from mosquito nets through the putty-colored sea. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Contents typically include a disaster relief tent for a family, thermal blankets and groundsheets, water storage and purification equipment, solar lamps, cooking utensils, a basic tool kit, mosquito nets and children’s activity pack. Martinsburg students help with disaster relief 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Each survivor receives a "solidarity kit" that includes a new mattress, bedding, towels, insecticide-treated mosquito net, soaps and toiletries, a large bag of rice, three gallons of cooking oil, clothing, cash and toys for children. Ebola Survivors Face Critical Problems 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z About 44 percent of people at risk from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa used mosquito nets in 2013, compared with 2 percent in 2004. Malaria death rates fall; Ebola threatens West Africa progress 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Some 44 percent of people at risk from malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa used mosquito nets in 2013, compared to just 2 percent in 2004. Malaria Death Rates Fall 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The group calls itself Fearless, and it prowls the pebbly, windswept beaches, looking for mosquito nets to seize. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Dozens of countries are reporting insecticide-resistance among their mosquito populations and in Africa — where 90 percent of malaria deaths occur — some 278 million people lack even the basic protection of an insecticide-treated mosquito net. Malaria deaths halved since 2000 in quest for total eradication 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The report attributed the progress combating malaria to increased access to insecticide-treated mosquito nets and enhanced diagnostics and treatment, but admitted that there is still a lot of work to be done. Malaria Deaths Have Nearly Halved Since 2000 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z In the middle there is a plastic table and stools, a wooden bed and mosquito net. Still mourning and trying to survive in Tacloban 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The clinic was well run, and there was a big turnout of mothers grateful for the free mosquito nets. A Quiet Approach to Bringing Down Malaria 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z In all these places, the people fishing with mosquito nets tend to be those without boats or even tackle, often women and children, the most dispossessed. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Sending these people mosquito nets is like sending squirt guns to children living in the lava path of an angry volcano. CHARLES HURT: Fight the spread of Ebola by wiping out malaria with DDT 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z "Like ensuring children sleep under a mosquito net to protect them from malaria, and encouraging mothers to breastfeed, which boosts a child's immunity and helps them to grow." Why do 17,000 under-fives die daily? 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z In enclaves like Hialeah and Little Havana, discount stores are filled with everything a family might need: Shoes, underwear, baby clothing, silverware, coffee makers, and even mosquito nets. In Miami, the Cuban school uniform finds a market 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z They were backing outdated drugs, and most of the budget went to consultants designing ad campaigns telling Africans to buy mosquito nets — which most could not afford. A Quiet Approach to Bringing Down Malaria 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z “New mosquito nets are the best,” said David Owich, who fishes on Lake Victoria. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Shouldn’t I give my money where I can make a real difference to someone’s life, by donating to a food pantry, buying a mosquito net or helping provide clean water for a community in need? The ice bucket challenge for ALS is a gimmick – and it's good 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Last year, Aspire brought Lionel Messi to its Senegal campus to announce plans to distribute 400,000 mosquito nets and place a medical official in every African town where Football Dreams operates. In Qatar’s Bid for Soccer Respect, Big Bankroll and Imported Talent 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The Igarape group’s recent survey of 2,807 randomly sampled households suggested that treated mosquito nets, another recommended precaution, are seldom used. Virus strikes hard in Haiti’s crowded shantytowns 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z They distribute mosquito nets to families in sub-Saharan Africa or deliver wheelchairs to disabled children. Moneyball Philanthropy? Not Always 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z The leading mosquito net manufacturers insist that their products are not dangerous. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z He carries a visual aid in the trunk if his car - a mosquito net - to use during talks. Estes leading effort to buy mosquito nets 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z When tourists sent donations of rice or mosquito nets, the director would sell them for cash, keeping the proceeds for herself, Soy said. Cambodian activist’s fall exposes broad deception by orphanages 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z And when donations of rice or mosquito nets were sent, the director would sell them for cash, keeping the proceeds for herself, Mr. Soy said. Cambodian Activist’s Fall Exposes Broad Deception 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Throughout it all, Bergdahl lay awake on a cot, likely in a sleeping bag under a mosquito net, alone in the world, in what many describe as the edge of civilization. Lessons from My Husband Michael Hastings 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z The trap next to it, made from a mosquito net, was jumping with tiny silvery fish. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z "We need food, shelter and mosquito nets. We cannot survive like this." South Sudan crisis: famine and genocide threaten to engulf nation 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z "I was lucky, I had the best care I could get. Some people are not so lucky. A £5 mosquito net could keep a child safe and really does help." Sport Relief show aims to raise £50m 2014-03-21T01:03:47Z Inside the dimly lit room is a locally made cot and a mosquito net. India villagers deny 'gang rape' 2014-01-26T02:30:54Z A family rests inside a mosquito net at an evacuation centre in Tacloban city in the Philippines. Day in pictures: 19 December 2013 2013-12-19T13:06:19Z In many places, fish are dried for hours in direct sunlight on treated mosquito nets. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z The BBC's leaked copy reveals how a company with apparently no experience of supplying mosquito nets won a contract to provide two million of them. Aid corruption reports watered down 2013-12-02T08:47:03Z The organization works with both leaders and the general public to deliver life-saving mosquito nets to families across 11 countries in Africa. Hillary Clinton Honored For Making 'Best Humanitarian Investment' 2013-11-19T18:50:00Z I take a tent, sleeping mat, mosquito net, first aid kit and clean clothes. Typhoon aid worker tells her story 2013-11-18T13:34:28Z You can't apply the same style of management when you're looking at massive trawlers compared to someone using a mosquito net on the beach. Viewpoints: Are humans capable of protecting the oceans? 2013-10-03T17:07:17Z David was standing at the foot of the bed, inside the mosquito net, his arms raised above his head as he grappled with someone taller than him. "My Resistance Was Useless" 2013-09-05T08:45:00Z The number of deaths from malaria has fallen by a quarter in the last decade, largely thanks to the widespread distribution of mosquito nets treated with insecticides and the use of indoor insecticides sprays. 'Drain breed sites to fight malaria' 2013-08-29T02:08:17Z “When you use cassia,” Gwandu says, “you don't need mosquito net.” Malaria Mosquitoes Gain Ground as Search for New Defenses Intensifies 2013-07-29T17:15:01.010Z Those investments include vaccines, vitamin A and zinc supplements, antibiotics for children with pneumonia, insecticide-treated mosquito nets for children to sleep under in malaria zones, and better obstetrical care. New Burden of Disease study shows world’s people living longer but with more disability 2012-12-13T17:56:00Z It may also require adding other medical “inducements,” like deworming medicine, mosquito nets or vitamin A, whose immediate benefits are usually more obvious. News Analysis: Getting Polio Campaigns Back on Track 2012-12-24T23:55:23Z But then the men gripped her arms and hauled her off the bed, through the mosquito net and out the doorway. "My Resistance Was Useless" 2013-09-05T08:45:00Z And it's with mobile that the mosquito net is most porous. Surfing the internet in North Korea 2012-12-10T00:27:43Z But reliance on pyrethroids, the only insecticide permitted for mosquito nets and the main ingredient in most indoor sprays, has allowed insects with a gene conferring immunity to flourish. Malaria Mosquitoes Gain Ground as Search for New Defenses Intensifies 2013-07-29T17:15:01.010Z All the families in the trial were given -treated mosquito nets and encouraged to use them; 86 percent did, so the vaccine’s results were achieved on top of other anti-malaria measures. Malaria Vaccine Candidate Produces Disappointing Results in Clinical Trial 2012-11-13T19:20:02Z All the families in the trial were given insecticide-impregnated mosquito nets and encouraged to use them; 86 percent did, so the vaccine worked despite other anti-malaria measures. Malaria Vaccine Candidate Produces Disappointing Results in Clinical Trial 2012-11-09T17:35:06Z Their immediate needs are foam mattresses, blankets, mosquito nets - preferably treated - and clothing. African viewpoint: Nigeria's water woes 2012-10-23T14:23:57Z But for those in the countryside with the windows open, a mosquito net is one possible solution. How to sleep in hot weather 2012-08-20T12:29:06Z If resistance renders pyrethroids in mosquito nets and sprays useless, the toll could be 120,000 malaria deaths and as many as 26 million new cases a year, according to the WHO. Malaria Mosquitoes Gain Ground as Search for New Defenses Intensifies 2013-07-29T17:15:01.010Z The practise of mosquito net fishing spread into Assam from neighbouring Bangladesh. Fight to save endangered Indian dolphin 2012-08-14T11:56:36Z Rehana, 11 months, sleeps beneath a mosquito net on the outskirts of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Best Pictures of the Week 2012-06-29T08:55:00Z None have a mosquito net, though malaria is rampant and often deadly. From Sudan, a New Wave of Lost Boys 2012-06-30T22:41:40Z International development practitioners are increasingly deploying randomised controlled trials to learn how to tackle low crop yields, encourage the use of mosquito nets, or foster entrepreneurialism. Nipping policy failure in the bud 2012-06-22T09:59:46Z For crops, pesticides must be short-lived to avoid contaminating food, while for public health uses such as mosquito nets, they need to last as long as possible. Malaria Mosquitoes Gain Ground as Search for New Defenses Intensifies 2013-07-29T17:15:01.010Z "The Global Fund is a crucial lifeline, providing treatment for millions of TB cases, distributing millions of mosquito nets to help prevent malaria and giving millions of people access to life-prolonging HIV medicines." 'Commit more cash' to Global Fund 2012-05-22T07:45:37Z Both twins sleep under a mosquito net, but it doesn't seem to matter. Public health: Death at the doorstep 2012-04-25T17:21:28.807Z He was always terribly tiresome about mosquito nets. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z "I make sure to eat regularly and I use a mosquito net when I sleep under the tree at night." In pictures: Fighting forgotten tropical diseases 2012-01-30T12:21:22Z Both sides agree that mosquito nets and new malaria drugs are driving deaths down, he noted. Global Update: Did Malaria Kill 655,000 People in 2011 or Twice That? 2012-02-06T21:42:46Z The bed, scantily supplied with clothing, was adorned by a large mosquito net. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z Although 145 million mosquito nets were delivered to Africa in 2010, they tear easily and the insecticide embedded in them fades within three years. Global Update: W.H.O. Reports 25 Percent Drop in Malaria Deaths in a Decade 2011-12-26T19:46:54Z There is about him all the rhythmic beating of the mysterious life of his neighborhood, tormenting him where he lies under his mosquito net. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Abruptly she straightened herself and stood beside the cot, holding the mosquito net in her hand, and looking at him fixedly with an air of troubled surprise. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z Relief organizations including Unicef have handed out thousands of insecticide-treated mosquito nets, and Thai authorities are in some cases making insecticide available. New Scourge for Flooded Thailand: Mosquitoes 2011-11-28T10:14:13Z Dobson said it is more efficient to combat malaria by using mosquito nets and managing the environment rather than some of the more exotic proposed control measures like lasers to shoot mosquitoes. Climate Change May Make Insect-Born Diseases Harder to Control 2011-11-21T22:15:00.250Z The natives said that Crowley had scattered in the bedding and through the mosquito net a poisonous powder. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z There is a little camp bed in one corner with a mosquito net over it. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z Esmé pulled aside the mosquito net and bent over the cot. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z Health experts are advising residents to sleep under mosquito nets and use insect repellent during the day, since dengue is typically spread by mosquitoes that are active in daytime. New Scourge for Flooded Thailand: Mosquitoes 2011-11-28T10:14:13Z The UN Children’s Fund is providing 20,000 insecticide- treated mosquito nets to help protect families evacuated to temporary shelters and living in other flood-ravaged areas in Thailand from dengue fever, it said on Oct. Rats Feeding on Trash Increase Disease Threat in Flooded Bangkok 2011-11-10T15:59:12Z Since it doesn’t provide 100% protection, what are the best ways to combine it with mosquito nets and other prevention efforts already in use? Live Chat: An End to Malaria? 2011-11-09T13:11:38Z “We decided to tough it out,” said Mr. Webster, 65, who sleeps under a pink mosquito net next to the escalator. Bangkok Residents Become Refugees in Their Own Flooded City 2011-11-08T14:13:41Z To escape, I slept on the balcony on a quilt, wishing for a mosquito net. Witness: Surviving a big hurricane in the big city 2011-08-26T19:35:31Z Then he hired a small team of corporate and aid veterans to buy and distribute millions of mosquito nets to the seven African countries hit hardest by the disease. Off the Shelf: Of Management and Mosquito Nets 2011-08-20T15:18:16Z Mary unfastened her mosquito net veil from her head and finished her descent, leaving the veil caught to the snag. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z While daylight lasted, the boat was partly unloaded, sticks cut to support the mosquito nets, and supper prepared—heaped-up plates of snowy rice, eked out by various tinned commodities. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Dr Jones said that in areas where both illnesses are present "protection against mosquito bites should be used around the clock, including the use of mosquito nets at night". Dengue fever cases 'double in UK' 2011-05-11T11:33:46Z A mosquito net under a tree, a mattress on the ground and a jacket and tie swinging on a coat hanger. 'Out of touch' 2011-05-07T10:52:32Z Just this past year, Zambia faced a resurgence of malaria in a few provinces when mosquito nets were not replaced in time. Our Progress Against Malaria in Africa Is Substantial but Fragile 2011-05-01T05:45:00Z Her mosquito net veil floated in the breezes. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z March 28.—At sunrise, having made all preparations overnight, we loaded the boat with food and bedding, mosquito nets, and collecting apparatus, and put off for the expedition up-river. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z The mosquito net which completely covered his bed annoyed him. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z In another investigation on the use of mosquito nets in Africa, the J-PAL affiliated researcher Pascaline Dupas showed that people who were given free nets used them just as much as those who bought them. Fighting poverty with economics 2011-04-06T08:30:00Z For instance, beyond the wide distribution of mosquito nets, ending malaria deaths will require making sure that effective diagnosis and timely treatment become available to every patient. Our Progress Against Malaria in Africa Is Substantial but Fragile 2011-05-01T05:45:00Z From inside the white mesh mosquito net, Anne listened to the slow whirring of the overhead fans and held her daughter. Malaria on the Rise as East African Climate Heats Up 2011-04-01T18:15:00.220Z Other tools to fight malaria include mosquito nets, insecticide and effective medicine. Malaria PSA uses humor to spread disease awareness 2010-10-18T12:38:00Z But elsewhere in Africa she has seen mosquito nets piled up in parking lots for lack of distribution systems. Celebs, big donors push Africa's war on malaria 2010-10-17T02:16:00Z The mother of one stayed in bed for about a week in a mosquito net to prevent from her being bitten by mosquitoes and spreading the disease to her family. Across Asia, Dengue Fever Cases Reach Record Highs 2010-09-26T14:15:00Z According to Murray, better-educated women are more likely to understand disease-prevention measures such as vaccines and mosquito nets, and to use them. A mother's education has a huge effect on a child's health 2010-09-16T23:51:00Z Experts say they’ve heard blame pinned on many foreign ethnic groups and on historic events from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the Persian Gulf war to the spread of mosquito nets in Africa. They Crawl, They Bite, They Baffle Scientists 2010-08-30T21:40:00Z The government and relief agencies are sending emergency tents, mosquito nets, food, water-purifying tablets and cholera prevention kits. New Flood Warnings Raise Fears in Pakistan 2010-08-12T10:34:00Z After we moved into our permanent rooms, individual bandas with mosquito nets and private bathrooms, we spent the morning searching the area for the birds we would need. The Long and Bumpy Road to Kalacha, Kenya 2010-07-13T14:31:00Z They have settled in, with wooden pallets to raise their coloured mats, fans and mosquito nets - and a warm sense of community. Divided city 2010-05-16T19:25:00Z At night it was not uncommon to sleep outside under a mosquito net. Heat and dust 2010-05-08T10:52:00Z One of Roll Back Malaria's aims is to distribute more insecticide-treated mosquito nets and replace old ones -- a cheap, simple and effective way to prevent the disease. Anti-malaria funding must be tripled: campaigners 2010-03-18T16:16:00Z “He tells me, ‘Mama, are you using a mosquito net?’ The Female Factor: Bringing a Softer Approach to Peacekeeping 2010-03-05T23:20:00Z For some like Oeur, a migrant worker who likely caught malaria on a logging trip or while sleeping in his rickety shed without a mosquito net, artemisinin-based medicine still works. Cambodia drug-resistant malaria stirs health fears 2010-03-07T00:04:00Z A summer flood in Sudan requires more mosquito nets than a winter earthquake in Nepal. 2010-02-05T21:25:00Z They have set up an emergency camp near the airport where they are distributing blankets, mosquito nets, hygiene kits, kitchen sets and other emergency supplies. 2010-01-19T14:33:00Z Every time he looked down into Kalipada's room, he was offended by the sight of the cheap clothing, the dingy mosquito net and the tattered bedding. Stories from Tagore If mosquito nets were invented for the purpose of shutting mosquitoes in with you, they answer their purpose very well. To Cuba and Back Imagine a room sixty feet long; at intervals of fifteen feet were hooks, placed in the cornice, upon which were hung mosquito nets with teaster-tops, forming, as it were, a square chamber. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 We have started to use our mosquito nets. My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915 Then, mustering courage, he threw the mosquito net aside, rearranged it over the bed, and stealthily crept to the farther side. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Their mosquito nets were badly torn and their camphor was all gone by this time. The Blind Lion of the Congo Every morning there are the beds to be rolled up and stored away in the closet, the mosquito nets to be taken down, the rooms to be swept, dusted, and aired before breakfast. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition Her bed was without curtains or mosquito net. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century German sailors surrounded his house in the night, burst in, and dragged the women out of the mosquito nets—an offence against Samoan manners. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) A cool wind got up and gently fanned his heated cheek, and within half an hour he was asleep—far more deeply, too, than he had been when stretched beneath his mosquito net. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War It felt as though the mosquito nets were keeping the air out with the insects…. Letters from my Windmill Nothing escaped his eye from the time when he emerged from his mosquito net in the misty morning until he entered it again by firelight. The Pathless Trail A shudder runs through me at the mention of earwigs and caterpillars; but give me a hatful of those interesting creatures for bedfellows in preference to a cot in Cuba without a mosquito net! The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba When the mosquitoes began to be troublesome, the basket was slipped under her own mosquito net, lest the little pink blossom should be disturbed. Lotus Buds This mosquito net stifles me, and yet I dare not throw it aside or I shall be well-nigh eaten. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Now all the beds in New Orleans have mosquito nets over them; this was also a new wrinkle on Harry. Continuous Vaudeville So, after you get done up in your blanket, you put a collapsible mosquito net over your head to protect your face and neck. Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands I remarked it contained no bed, but a Spanish silk-grass hammock hung low from the ceiling, over which was a mosquito net and a light punkah within it. A Sailor of King George Adams in his tent under the mosquito net slept soundly and heard and knew nothing of the incidents of the night. The Pools of Silence Now let's have a round of jackpots and me for my mosquito net. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands To avoid these diseases, which are carried by mosquitoes, we screen all houses with fine wire screens and use mosquito nets on the beds. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Tents were not erected but alongside a good fire the blankets were spread on the soft grass beneath the stunted island trees and with mosquito nets wrapped about their heads all slept comfortably enough. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Not far distant from them was a cradle of a large size, half-covered by a thick mosquito net. A Sailor of King George It was the smallest tent, ripped here and there, but otherwise sound; the mosquito net inside was intact and rolled up like a ball, but the pole was broken in two. The Pools of Silence In the Macphails' there was nothing but a poor, worn bed with a ragged mosquito net, a rickety chair, and a washstand. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Hester went into the parlor and took the piece of mosquito net from the basket of wax apples and pears that her sister had made before she died. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays No detail was more essential than the mosquito net under which I slept every night for nearly four months. An African Adventure The day after, at daybreak, we started, the Governor and myself in palanquins with awnings and mosquito nets. A Sailor of King George Small, almost impalpable, colourless insects, whose bite is like a red hot wire and who can penetrate the meshes of an ordinary mosquito net with ease, began to infest the place. In Mesopotamia They ran over his mosquito nets, ate his soap, his books, his boots, and his shaving-brush, and screamed and fought all night, until he invented a clever trap and stopped their thefts. The Story of General Gordon Inspected the new fort, no guns mounted, more than a mile very heavy and sandy; took dinner; saw a mosquito net. A Journey to America in 1834 There are no mosquitoes on the mountains; consequently many householders will not go to the expense of mosquito nets. In the Mist of the Mountains Mosquitoes abound in most parts of the country, especially along the rivers and lakes and in swampy regions, and every traveler who expects to be out at night carries a mosquito net with him.” The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent Iron bedsteads draped in white, mosquito nets resembling bridal veils, bedside tables, and cupboards arranged themselves in rows. In Mesopotamia He's been hiving a swarm of bees; that's why he's got that mosquito net veil around his hat. Lady Betty Across the Water At dawn, smothering under his mosquito net, with the din of Arab and Hindu, Masai and Swahili voices drifting in through his shutters, his first waking thought was of her. Sacrifice Shoji next are opened, disclosing often the dull green mosquito net hung from corner to corner of the low-ceiled sleeping rooms. The Dragon Painter In the bedroom was a brass bedstead and mosquito net. Witch-Doctors Inside the mosquito net you see various gorged little insects struggling to get out of the meshing through which they passed so easily when they were slim and hungry. In Mesopotamia Made special note of the lack of mosquito nets, beds, pyjamas and other comforts. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 That night the commandant, lying under his mosquito net, wakeful from prickly heat, was haunted by the face of Lawrence Teck. Sacrifice With my bayonet I gently raised the edge of the mosquito net and prodded the apparent corpse of the serpent; there was no movement; gaining confidence I approached closer to solve the mystery.�� Coming of Age: 1939-1946 There were many mosquitoes in this section, but effective mosquito nets over our cots protected us from them. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country At times a man woke up to find an Arab calmly removing his mosquito net, while another stood over him with a knife. In Mesopotamia For weeks past Jean has been toiling to get mosquito nets bought and made up, which was simple, and to get them out to us, which seems impossible. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 She lay on her bed, under the muslin mosquito net through which strained the pearly gleam of a lantern. Sacrifice Canteens and cartridge belts were donned, medicine cases, mosquito nets, binoculars and blankets stowed away, and the three men shook hands with the two boys. The Pirate Shark In my tent the cot is spread, with blankets airing; the mosquito net is up, the table is ready, with toilet articles, books and cigars laid out. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country If you do come, bring your mosquito net—don't fail to do this. Terry A Tale of the Hill People Outside the mosquito net the wick of the andon had burned low and gave a faint light. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) As she made no reply, he was about to withdraw; but, kneeling down, instead, he raised the weighted hem of the mosquito net, to take her hand and press it to his brow. Sacrifice Bill laughed, and they took refuge in the cabin, the doorways and windows of which were barricaded with cotton mosquito net against the winged swarms that buzzed hungrily without. North of Fifty-Three A boat comes out from the shore, rowed by an industrious guide, with an angler, picturesquely protected by mosquito net, sitting in the stern. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book I live in a land where pneumonia is unknown, or sunstroke: cholera perished in boiling water, and behind our mosquito nets we laugh at malaria. Terry A Tale of the Hill People He rolled up the mosquito net, the pupils of the eyes intent. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) The windows are open and she has no mosquito net. A Wanderer in Venice The best tents have mosquito net or cheese cloth fronts which may be held close to the ground by a stick on the bottom. Outdoor Sports and Games There was an underlying hardness of defiance in her words, and the firm, sun-reddened chin unconsciously thrust forward beneath the encircling mosquito net. The Gun-Brand Shortly, while the Major lay watching, he threw open the door and the Major heard him climb into bed and adjust his mosquito net. Terry A Tale of the Hill People From evening he had not stirred from the mosquito net, but had slept. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) "That decides it," she said sleepily as she switched off the light, pulled a miniature mosquito net, deftly arranged by the ayah, over her head, and the sheet up to her neck. Leonie of the Jungle It was three o'clock: the shrill hum of mosquitoes made them afraid to put out the light, since they had no mosquito nets. Captivity We sleep under a gauze mosquito net of somber greenish blue, dark as the shades of night, stretched out on an orange-colored ribbon. Madame Chrysantheme Then to bed, but not to sleep, for the boys to save themselves trouble, had not fixed the mosquito net properly. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State There was the inevitable mosquito net canopy, here somehow endowed with an unexpected dignity. The House in Good Taste Leonie spoke over her shoulder in the direction of the bedroom, where the bearer was arranging the mosquito net, her toilet things, and her new-bought dainty night attire. Leonie of the Jungle Notwithstanding the prevalence of enteric disease and ophthalmia, the family crowded together into one or two rooms during the winter, and slept out on the roof under the shelter of mosquito nets in summer. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Chrysanthème gives him a shake, wishing him to get up and share our blue mosquito net. Madame Chrysantheme Having moved this to a dry spot it is possible to sleep but not for long for the mosquito net was fixed to the wall where I left it forgetting the little pests. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State The ladies seemed happier, for they had noted the mosquito nets over each bed in their room, and they looked forward to a peaceful night. Argentina from a British Point of View Dear heaven, how he loved her as she sat like an image of wrath behind the mosquito net with the sheet pulled up to her neck. Leonie of the Jungle Some put them in a wire basket or a piece of mosquito net and dip them in boiling water half a minute; then pack in sawdust. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Her arms are long but shapely, and in the last act of Lucia her luxurious black hair tumbles down and envelopes her like a mosquito net. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 There was only a mosquito net to screen the end of the boat, but all our surroundings were so strange that this was but a minor detail. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China Thus, in the security of the possession of clear consciences and mosquito nets, the party retired to rest. Argentina from a British Point of View If you are going to the barn, doctor," cried Miriam, seizing her hat, "I will go with you and put the mosquito net over my calf, which I entirely forgot to do. The Girl at Cobhurst People sleep on the terraces under mosquito nets, which surround the whole bed. A Woman's Journey Round the World German sailors surrounded his house in the night, burst in, and dragged the women out of the mosquito nets—an offence against Samoan manners. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa At the first gong we slipped from beneath our mosquito nets and dressed to be ready for the bats which fluttered into the building to hide themselves beneath the tiles and rafters. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China Owing to the care with which the mosquito nets had been put up, there were few complaints of bites when the party assembled for breakfast, but the conversation chiefly degenerated into an argument on phonetics. Argentina from a British Point of View Then perceiving that they had forgotten him, and were going away without even arranging his mosquito net for the night, he slowly turned his clouded visual organ in their direction, and composed himself to rest. The Girl at Cobhurst I took with me a gun, fishing rods and tackle, a mosquito net, plenty of cigars and a hamper of tinned meats, tea, coffee and biscuits. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches Our equipment was becoming too heavy to carry; little by little, it fell by the wayside: litters, gas masks, helmets, pup tents, tarps, blankets, mosquito nets, etc. Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book Even the lieutenant, ordinarily impervious to that kind of annoyance, sought the protection of his mosquito net. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 We lay at night with a mosquito net over the bedplace, to keep off the insects; but even then it happened sometimes that blind bats would come flying silently against our nets and tear them. Pan I asked timidly whether I should require mosquito nets, and well remember the scorn with which the Chief of Staff greeted my question. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia In the wards for prisoners suffering from malaria the beds are enclosed by mosquito nets to prevent the anopheles mosquito infecting itself and then biting other patients or people of the neighbourhood. Turkish Prisoners in Egypt A Report by the Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross Guards went among us, picking up mosquito nets and tropical helmets: "Don't need in Japan!" Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book How then could one expect him to put up a mosquito net in the pitch-black darkness in a country where every tree has got a thorn? Sketches of the East Africa Campaign Mum says she was terrified but dared not make a sound for I was sleeping soundly and the cradle was covered with a mosquito net, outside of which the snake leapt around. Free from School We found that we could have as much fun giving things away as we could grabbing things, and, anyway, nobody really cared for those mosquito net stockings filled with nuts and candy and one orange. John Wesley, Jr. The Story of an Experiment But remembering that his yellow caftan was a mosquito net, his black burnoose a Hudson's Bay coat, and his charger an ornery Indian Cayuse, robbed the picture of most of its poetry. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake I have a mosquito net because there are so many mosquitoes. Letters to His Children Long ago the army's mosquito nets have adorned the prickly bushes of the waterless deserts. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign She saved herself from a fall only by embracing with both arms one of the tall, roughly carved posts holding the mosquito net above the bed. Victory An Island Tale An ordinary mosquito net is quite sufficient protection against them, or, to persons who do not mind a light in their room, a lamp burning all night is an absolute safeguard against their attacks. Here, There and Everywhere Yet the general effect, even under the blazing sun which poured in through the mosquito nets of the courtyard windows, was one of exquisite coolness, and cleanliness, and repose. Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face How I wish I were to be with you all, no matter how cold it might be at Sagamore; but I suppose we shall be sweltering under mosquito nets in Uganda. Letters to His Children So we hang our socks upon our mosquito nets and take our boots to bed with us, nor do we venture to put bare feet upon the ground. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign At that season of the year there were no mosquitoes in Samburan, and the sides of the mosquito net were looped up. Victory An Island Tale On the verandah the two gins lay sleeping, their figures dimly outlined under mosquito nets; the dogs crouched about in all sorts of attitudes. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life The doctor stepped inside and examined me closely, drawing up the mosquito net to see my face. The Ivory Trail As we were only to be out one night, and there was little chance of rain, we had nothing with us but a little tucker, a bluey each, and a couple of mosquito nets. We of the Never-Never "Tuck your mosquito net well in at night," so runs the Army Order. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign A mosquito net is thrown over the product to protect the slices from flies and other insects. Three Acres and Liberty Then she noticed the mosquito net reefed up on a hoop above the bunk, and managed to get the curtain down so that he should be protected from the assaults of insects. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life The mosquito net is fixed above the hammock in a similar manner, except that it does not require the centre stay. Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students They also resembled each other, and all other days out-bush, in the necessity of dressing in a camp mosquito net. We of the Never-Never Morning songsters with voices of English thrushes and robins wake one to gaze upon the dawn through one's mosquito net. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign And with that he stretched a poncho on the hard boards of the veranda, where, while just a few feet from him the three beds and white mosquito nets gleamed invitingly, he tossed and turned. Notes of a War Correspondent The heat, the stillness, the white cage of the mosquito net, the silence had become intolerable to her. A Spirit in Prison Lifting my mosquito net, therefore, very quietly, I let drive with my fist at it, putting all my pent-up indignation and anger for sleepless nights into the blow. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines "You're the dead finish!" he chuckled, and without further ceremony, beyond the taking off his boots, rolled into his mosquito net for the night. We of the Never-Never For this blessing we are grateful, for lines of communication troops can use mosquito nets, but divisional troops on trek or on patrol cannot. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign Its thin mosquito net covering had not served in the least as a deterrent to the departing Chum. His Dog There are no ceilings, and in many cases an unmolested rat snake lives in the rafters, who, when he is much gorged, occasionally falls down upon a mosquito net. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan I think it was made out of one of our travelling mosquito nets. Finished The food, such as it was, was served within that glorified mosquito net which everybody called the "Cage" without any humorous intention. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows I took a light folding cot and a bag held a thin mattress, small pillow, sheets and two light blankets, so that I had a very comfortable bed under the always necessary mosquito net. New Forces in Old China An Inevitable Awakening It was summer, and the window was open, though a wire mosquito net barred the aperture. Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record It is not only a foreigner and his strange ways which attract attention in these remote districts, but, in my case, my india-rubber bath, air-pillow, and, above all, my white mosquito net. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Bud woke up & said Hell of a Fourth & turned over & went to sleep again with mosquito net over head to keep off flies. Cabin Fever Each had a bedstead and a mosquito net for all furniture. Tales of Unrest I crept back again and into my mosquito net, and suffered not from fleas or mosquitoes, but from severe cold. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan My new mosquito net succeeds admirably, and, when I am once within it, I rather enjoy the disappointment of the hundreds of drumming blood-thirsty wretches outside. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan |
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