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Preventing malaria in the Peruvian Amazon: a qualitative study in Iquitos, Peru

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background In Peru, despite decades of concerted control efforts, malaria remains a significant public health burden. Peru has recently exhibited a dramatic rise in malaria incidence, impeding South America’s progress towards malaria elimination.
Ian Newell, Connie Wiskin, James Anthoney, Graciela Meza, Gilles de Wildt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria (Protocol)

, 2019
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:\ud \ud To evaluate the impact of indoor residual spraying (IRS) on malaria disease burden.
Choi, Leslie, McIntyre, Shannon, Furnival-Adams, Joanna   +2 more
openaire  

Impact of Environmental Microparticles on Insect Olfaction

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Terrestrial insects underpin key ecosystem services, including pollination, herbivory regulation, decomposition, nutrient cycling, and disease control. These functions depend on chemical communication that guides insects to food, mates, hosts, shelters, and oviposition sites while helping them avoid threats.
Steve B. S. Baleba, Danube K. N. Wandji, Yves H. Tchiechoua, Komi Mensah Agboka, Iman B. Hassaballa, Victor O. Omondi, Beatrice T. Nganso, Saliou Niassy, Souleymane Diallo, Merid N. Getahun   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishment of a Human Cell‐Based In Vitro Test System for Investigating and Evaluating Cytotoxic and Immunomodulatory Effects of Indoor Mold

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mold growth in damp indoor environments is a widespread problem associated with respiratory health effects, though causal mechanisms remain incompletely understood. We established a human cell‐based in vitro test system using bronchial epithelial cells (NuLi‐1) and macrophages (THP‐1) to assess inhalation toxicity and immunomodulatory effects ...
Anja Wolff, Jessica Reinert, Silke Steinborn, Marion Berger, Judith Neuhoff, Lennart Marske, Kerttu Valtanen, Udo Jäckel, Stefanie Klar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria parasitaemia in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District in northern Ghana

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Since 2008 indoor residual spraying (IRS) has become one of the interventions for malaria control in Ghana. Key partners in the scale-up of IRS have been the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and AngloGold Ashanti (AGA).
Benjamin Abuaku, Collins Ahorlu, Paul Psychas, Philip Ricks, Samuel Oppong, Sedzro Mensah, William Sackey, Kwadwo A Koram   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enabling pandemic‐resilient healthcare: Narrowband Internet of Things and edge intelligence for real‐time monitoring

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) in deploying robotic sprayers for pandemic‐associated disinfection and monitoring has garnered significant attention in recent research. The authors introduce a novel architectural framework designed to interconnect smart monitoring robotic devices within healthcare facilities using narrowband Internet of Things ...
Md Motaharul Islam, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Shayla Islam, Mohammed Balfaqih, Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani, Nasser Alalwan, Nurhizam Safie, Zaheed Ahmed Bhuiyan, Rahul Thakkar, Taher M. Ghazal   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malaria incidence among children less than 5 years during and after cessation of indoor residual spraying in Northern Uganda

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background In June 2015, a malaria epidemic was confirmed in ten districts of Northern Uganda; after cessation of indoor residual spraying (IRS).
Allen E. Okullo, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Alex R. Ario, Jimmy Opigo, Humphrey Wanzira, David W. Oguttu, Joan N. Kalyango   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Living Low and Dry: Costs of and Resilience to Soil Hydric Stress in a Fossorial Amphisbaenian Reptile

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Soil drought imposes moderate, temporary costs on a strictly fossorial amphisbaenian reptile. However, these animals seem to cope with, at least, moderately short droughts thanks to their peculiar adaptations to living in an underground environment. ABSTRACT The physiological traits of animals can be strongly influenced by climatic fluctuations, and ...
José Martín, Álvaro Navarro‐Castilla, Alejandro de la Concha, José Javier Cuervo, Isabel Barja, Pilar López   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measures to Control Phlebotomus argentipes and Visceral Leishmaniasis in India

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2016
Visceral leishmaniasis is a deadly parasitic disease that is transmitted via the bite of a female sand fly, Phlebotomus argentipes. The highest burden of this disease is in northern India. In 2005, India embarked on an initiative with Ne­pal, Bangladesh,
Richard M. Poché, Rajesh Garlapati
doaj  

Seizures in children with Dravet syndrome in extreme heat: A qualitative study of parental perspectives

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Perspectives of parents of children with Dravet syndrome indicate that extreme heat and high temperatures exacerbate epileptic seizures, introduce new seizure triggers, and require the adoption of specific seizure‑management strategies. Abstract Aim To describe parental perspectives on how heatwaves and high ambient temperatures influence seizure ...
Angel Aledo‐Serrano, José Ángel Aibar, Domingo Palacios‐Ceña, Maria Salcedo‐Perez‐Juana, Maria Palacios‐Ceña, Simona Giorgi, Manuel Lorenzo‐Dieguez, Sanjay M Sisodiya, Cristina García‐Bravo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source