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Iran’s Journey Through Malaria: From Past Challenges to Future Elimination—A Narrative Review

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Malaria remains a persistent public health concern in Iran, particularly in southeastern regions bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan. Despite substantial progress over recent decades, challenges such as cross‐border transmission, insecticide resistance, and health system disruptions continue to threaten elimination goals.
Haleh Hanifian, Mehdi Nateghpour, Rajib Chowdhury   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Status of insecticide susceptibility in Anopheles gambiae s.l. from malaria surveillance sites in The Gambia. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Vector control is an effective way of reducing malaria transmission. The main vector control methods include the use of insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying (IRS).
Betson, M, Betson, Martha, Awolola, Taiwo Samson, Awolola, T S, Natural History Museum, Jawara, Musa, LSHTM, Jawara, M, Malaria Research Programme, Gambia, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Martha Betson, Taiwo Samson Awolola, Musa Jawara, Jawara Musa, Awolola Taiwo, Betson Martha, Awolola, TS   +16 more
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Species Diversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Various Coastal Bioecological Regions of Southern Iran

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Blood‐feeding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) impose a major public‐health burden in tropical regions of the world. They transmit many pathogens to humans and domesticated animals. This study investigated the diversity and abundance of mosquito larvae and adults in nine bioecological regions of Bushehr Province, southern Iran, from May to December 2022.
Ebrahim Abbasi, Hamzeh Alipour, Shahyad Azari-Hamidian, Kourosh Azizi, Amirhossein Darabi, Sanaz Amiri, Hasan Bakhshi, Mohammad Darvishi, Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard, Priya Gusain   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neem by-products in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases: Biotoxicity of neem cake fractions towards the rural malaria vector Anopheles culicifacies (Diptera: Culicidae)

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2016
Objective: To evaluate the ovicidal, larvicidal and adulticidal potential of neem cake fractions of different polarity against the rural malaria vector Anopheles culicifacies (An. culicifacies).
Balamurugan Chandramohan, Kadarkarai Murugan, Pari Madhiyazhagan, Kalimuthu Kovendan, Palanisamy Mahesh Kumar, Chellasamy Panneerselvam, Devakumar Dinesh, Jayapal Subramaniam, Rajapandian Rajaganesh, Marcello Nicoletti, Angelo Canale, Giovanni Benelli   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

ITS-2 secondary structures and phylogeny of Anopheles culicifacies species [PDF]

Bioinformation, 2008
Second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) has proven to contain useful biological information at higher taxonomic levels.This study was carried out to unravel the biological information in the ITS2 region of An. culicifacies and the internal relationships between the five species of Anopheles culicifacies.In achieving these objectives, twenty two ITS2 ...
Ranil Samantha, Dassanayake, Yasanthi Illika Nilmini Silva, Gunawardene, Babaranda Dhammacharige Don Nissanka Kolitha De, Silva   +2 more
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Biodiversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in High‐Risk Areas of Mosquito‐Borne Diseases in Southeastern Iran

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Bam County, owing its geographical location, is one of the high‐risk areas of mosquito‐borne diseases due to its ecological, socioeconomic, and topographic characteristics, but it seems that no study has been done on the species composition and biodiversity of mosquitoes in this area, so the present study aimed at determining mosquito ...
Saideh Yousefi, Nasrollah Saberi, Masoumeh Amin, Madineh Abbasi, Rajib Chowdhury   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neem (Azadirachta indica): A Miracle Herb; Panacea for All Ailments

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
This comprehensive review highlights the diverse phytochemicals derived from neem leaves, extraction techniques, and their medicinal value in the treatment of multiple medical conditions. This miraculous plant has significant potential for enhanced effectiveness.
Tabussam Tufail, Huma Bader Ul Ain, Aiman Ijaz, Muhammad Adnan Nasir, Ali Ikram, Sana Noreen, Muhammad Tayyab Arshad, Muhammed Adem Abdullahi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insecticide‐treated nets distribution campaign: Physical integrity, usage and sustainable disposal of end‐of‐life insecticide‐treated nets under operational settings in Odisha, India

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 6, Page 509-520, June 2025.
Abstract Objectives Prior to 2017, Odisha accounted for 50% of all Plasmodium falciparum cases in India. The ‘National Strategic Plan’ for malaria elimination had distributed 11.3 million insecticidal treated nets (ITNs) to 23 million individuals in Odisha's 17 malaria‐endemic districts by 2017.
A. N. Shriram, Mustafa Baig, D. K. Panigrahi, B. Vijayakumar, S. S. Sahu, Tatvadarshi Dash, Ashwani Kumar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal Abundance and Host-Feeding Patterns of Anopheline Vectors in Malaria Endemic Area of Iran

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2010
Seasonal abundance and tendency to feed on humans are important parameters to measure for effective control of malaria vectors. The objective of this study was to describe relation between feeding pattern, abundance, and resting behavior of four malaria ...
Hamidreza Basseri, Ahmad Raeisi, Mansoor Ranjbar Khakha, Abaas Pakarai, Hassanzehi Abdolghafar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The chromosomes of Anopheles culicifacies.

, 1978
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +2 more sources