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Chlorfenapyr bednets effectively overcome pyrethroid resistance escalation in highly resistant Anopheles malaria vectors in Uganda

Scientific Reports
Escalating insecticide resistance threatens the efficacy of LLINs, undermining malaria control in Africa. We conducted the first experimental hut trials in Uganda using highly resistant free-flying wild Anopheles mosquitoes and F2 hybrids of FANG and ...
Ambrose Oruni, Benjamin D. Menze, Yvan G. Fotso-Toguem, Vanessa B. Ngannang-Fezeu, Riccado F. Thiomela, Magellan Tchouakui, Jack Hearn, Jonathan Kayondo, Charles S. Wondji   +8 more
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Jasmonates—the Master Regulator of Rice Development, Adaptation and Defense

Plants, 2019
Rice is one of the most important food crops worldwide, as well as the model plant in molecular studies on the cereals group. Many different biotic and abiotic agents often limit rice production and threaten food security.
Hieu Trang Nguyen, Huong Thi Mai To, Michel Lebrun, Stephane Bellafiore, Antony Champion   +4 more
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Contrasting patterns of Asaia association with Plasmodium falciparum between field-collected Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii from Cameroon

Microbiology Spectrum
The widespread prevalence of Asaia in mosquitoes makes it a potential candidate for paratrangenic control in Anopheles. To better understand whether this bacterium could be used for malaria control, we quantified Asaia in An.
Claudine Grâce Tatsinkou Maffo, Maurice Marcel Sandeu, Micareme Tchoupo, Fleuriane Metissa Dondji Kamga, Leon M. J. Mugenzi, Flobert Njiokou, Grant L. Hughes, Charles S. Wondji   +7 more
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Modelling the therapeutic dose range of single low dose primaquine to reduce malaria transmission through age-based dosing

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Low-dose primaquine is a key candidate for use in malaria transmission reduction and elimination campaigns such as mass drug administration (MDA).
Daniel Joseph Hayes, Clifford George Banda, Alexandra Chipasula-Teleka, Dianne Janette Terlouw   +3 more
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The Very Long Chain Fatty Acid (C26:25OH) Linked to the Lipid A Is Important for the Fitness of the Photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium Strain ORS278 and the Establishment of a Successful Symbiosis with Aeschynomene Legumes

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
In rhizobium strains, the lipid A is modified by the addition of a very long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) shown to play an important role in rigidification of the outer membrane, thereby facilitating their dual life cycle, outside and inside the plant.
Nicolas Busset, Flaviana Di Lorenzo, Angelo Palmigiano, Luisa Sturiale, Frederic Gressent, Joël Fardoux, Djamel Gully, Clémence Chaintreuil, Antonio Molinaro, Alba Silipo, Eric Giraud   +10 more
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DiCoExpress: a tool to process multifactorial RNAseq experiments from quality controls to co-expression analysis through differential analysis based on contrasts inside GLM models

Plant Methods, 2020
Background RNAseq is nowadays the method of choice for transcriptome analysis. In the last decades, a high number of statistical methods, and associated bioinformatics tools, for RNAseq analysis were developed. More recently, statistical studies realised
Ilana Lambert, Christine Paysant-Le Roux, Stefano Colella, Marie-Laure Martin-Magniette   +3 more
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Does use of domestic insecticides undermine public health control strategies?

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Summary: Vector-borne diseases (VBD), particularly dengue and malaria, pose a growing threat to human health worldwide. While insecticides remain the cornerstone of vector control programmes, their efficacy is being compromised by increasing insecticide ...
Walter Fabricio Silva Martins, Lee Rafuse Haines, Martin James Donnelly, David Weetman   +3 more
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Use of menstrual cups among school girls: longitudinal observations nested in a randomised controlled feasibility study in rural western Kenya

Reproductive Health, 2018
Background A menstrual cup can be a good solution for menstrual hygiene management in economically challenged settings. As part of a pilot study we assessed uptake and maintenance of cup use among young school girls in Kenya. Methods A total of 192 girls
Anna Maria van Eijk, Kayla F. Laserson, Elizabeth Nyothach, Kelvin Oruko, Jackton Omoto, Linda Mason, Kelly Alexander, Clifford Oduor, Aisha Mohammed, Alie Eleveld, Isaac Ngere, David Obor, John Vulule, Penelope A. Phillips-Howard   +13 more
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Temporal evolution of insecticide resistance and bionomics in Anopheles funestus, a key malaria vector in Uganda

Scientific Reports
Insecticide resistance escalation is decreasing the efficacy of vector control tools. Monitoring vector resistance is paramount in order to understand its evolution and devise effective counter-solutions.
Ambrose Oruni, Magellan Tchouakui, Carlos S. Djoko Tagne, Jack Hearn, Jonathan Kayondo, Charles S. Wondji   +5 more
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Study protocol: analysis of regional lung health policies and stakeholders in Africa

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020
Background Lung health is a critical area for research in sub-Saharan Africa. The International Multidisciplinary Programme to Address Lung Health and TB in Africa (IMPALA) is a collaborative programme that seeks to fill evidence gaps to address high ...
Claire Jensen, Emma Heneine, Brenda Mungai, Violet Murunga, Hleziwe Hara, Rose Oronje, Angela Obasi, Bertie Squire, Eliya Zulu, On behalf of The IMPALA Consortium   +9 more
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