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Review of Anopheles Mosquito Species, Abundance, and Distribution in Ethiopia

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Background. Malaria is a major mosquito‐borne disease in Ethiopia, and it is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax are the two malaria‐causing parasitic species commonly known to cause human malaria in Ethiopia.
Fasil Adugna, Melaku Wale, Endalkachew Nibret, Wei Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring malaria vector diversity on the Amazon Frontier

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background Deforestation in the Amazon and the social vulnerability of its settler communities has been associated with increased malaria incidence. The feeding biology of the most important malaria vectors in the region, notably Nyssorhynchus darlingi ...
Brian P. Bourke, Jan E. Conn, Tatiane M. P. de Oliveira, Leonardo S. M. Chaves, Eduardo S. Bergo, Gabriel Z. Laporta, Maria A. M. Sallum   +6 more
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Avaliação de métodos de amostragem da Culicidofauna (Diptera: Culicidae) no semiárido do Brasil

Entomology Beginners, 2022
Avaliamos o desempenho de três diferentes métodos de amostragem da culicidofauna em uma área de Caatinga. Para isto, usamos três diferentes tipos de armadilhas - ovitrampa, larvitrampa e armadilha do tipo Shannon, para coletas mensais durante dois anos.
Renato César de Melo Freire , Taciano Moura Barbosa, Roseli La Corte , Renata Antonaci Gama   +3 more
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Advantages and Limitations of Commercially Available Electrocuting Grids for Studying Mosquito Behaviour. [PDF]

, 2013
Mosquito feeding behaviour plays a major role in determining malaria transmission intensity and the impact of specific prevention measures. Human Landing Catch (HLC) is currently the only method that can directly and consistently measure the biting rates
A Seyoum, BG Knols, CN Mbogo, D Collett, Dennis J Massue, EJ Kweka, EM Mathenge, EM Mathenge, EM Mathenge, FO Okumu, FO Okumu, GA Vale, GA Vale, GA Vale, Gerry F Killeen, GF Killeen, H Pates, HD Trung, HJ Overgaard, HM Ferguson, I Tiradoros, JA Scott, JD Lines, JE Urban, JT Griffin, LE Mboera, LW Cohnstaedt, M Odiere, M Sikulu, ML Quiñones, MT Gillies, MT Gillies, MT Gillies, MW Service, N Braimah, Nicodem J Govella, NJ Govella, NJ Govella, NJ Govella, PA Eckhoff, R Laganier, Silas Majambere, SJ Torr, SJ Torr, Steven M Magesa, TB Frick, WHO, WL Kilama, Y Geissbühler, Yeromin Mlacha   +49 more
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Night and crepuscular mosquitoes and risk of vector-borne diseases in areas of piassaba extraction in the middle Negro River basin, state of Amazonas, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
A study of crepuscular and night-biting mosquitoes was conducted at remote settlements along the Padauiri River, middle Negro River, state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Martha Cecília Suárez-Mutis, Nelson Ferreira Fé, Wilson Alecrim, José Rodrigues Coura   +3 more
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Monitoring of synthetic insecticides resistance and mechanisms among malaria vector mosquitoes in Iran: A systematic review

Heliyon, 2022
Background: In Iran, the prospect of malaria control relies mainly on insecticides used against the genus Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) as important vectors of malaria, arboviruses, and so on.
Ebrahim Abbasi, Mozaffar Vahedi, Masoumeh Bagheri, Saber Gholizadeh, Hamzeh Alipour, Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leishmaniasis worldwide and global estimates of its incidence. [PDF]

, 2012
As part of a World Health Organization-led effort to update the empirical evidence base for the leishmaniases, national experts provided leishmaniasis case data for the last 5 years and information regarding treatment and control in their respective ...
Alvar, Jorge, Bern, Caryn, Cano, Jorge, den Boer, Margriet, Desjeux, Philippe, Herrero, Mercé, Jannin, Jean, Vélez, Iván D, WHO Leishmaniasis Control Team   +8 more
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Quantifying behavioural interactions between humans and mosquitoes: evaluating the protective efficacy of insecticidal nets against malaria transmission in rural Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND\ud \ud African malaria vectors bite predominantly indoors at night so sleeping under an Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) can greatly reduce malaria risk.
Drakeley, Chris J, Kihonda, Japhet, Killeen, Gerry F, Kotas, Maya E, Lengeler, Christian, Lyimo, Edith, Mathenge, Evan, Oketch, Fred R, Schellenberg, Joanna A, Smith, Thomas A   +9 more
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Catálogo das coleções entomológicas da Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo - (2ª Série II): Culicidae Catalogue of Entomological Collections of the Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (2nd Serie II): Culicidae

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1988
Subfamília ANOPHELINAE: Gênero Anopheles Meigen, 1818; Subfamília CULICINAE: Tribo AEDEOMYIINI: Gênero Aedeomyia Theobald, 1901; Tribo AEDINI: Gênero Aedes Meigen, 1818; Gênero Haemagogus Williston, 1896; Gênero Psorophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1827; Tribo ...
Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Iná Kakitani   +2 more
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The type specimens of mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) deposited in the entomological collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1996
A list of type specimens of 100 mosquito species deposited in the Entomological collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz is presented. It includes five holotypes belonging to the subfamily Anophelinae; 56 holotypes of Culicinae and two of ...
Verônica Marchon-Silva, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Magaly Dolsan de Almeida, Adenildo da Silva-Vasconcelos, Jane Costa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source