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Evaluation of Methods for Sampling the Malaria Vector Anopheles darlingi (Diptera, Culicidae) in Suriname and the Relation With Its Biting Behavior [PDF]

, 2011
The effectiveness of CO2-baited and human-baited mosquito traps for the sampling of Anopheles darlingi Root was evaluated and compared with human landing collections in Suriname.
Andriessen, R., Hiwat-van Laar, H., Koenraadt, C.J.M., Rijk, M., de, Takken, W.   +4 more
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Mosquito Net Coverage and Utilisation for Malaria\ud Control in Tanzania\ud [PDF]

, 2008
\ud In recent years malaria parasites have developed resistance to the most commonly used antimalarial drugs in Tanzania, posing a major challenge for its control.
Emidi, B., Emmanuel, E., Kabula, B.I., Kalinga, A.K., Kaluwa, B., Kitau , J., Kitua, A.Y., Magesa , S.M., Manga , C., Mayala, B.K., Mbilu, T., Mboera, L.E.G., Nkya , G.M., Nkya, T., Senkoro, K.P., Temu, M.M.   +15 more
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Theoretical impact of insecticide-impregnated school uniforms on dengue incidence in Thai children. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Children carry the main burden of morbidity and mortality caused by dengue. Children spend a considerable amount of their day at school; hence strategies that reduce human-mosquito contact to protect against the day-biting habits of Aedes ...
Amaku, Marcos, Coutinho, Francisco Antonio Bezerra, Kittayapong, Pattamaporn, Massad, Eduardo, Wilder-Smith, Annelies   +4 more
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First report of Metarhizium anisopliae IP 46 pathogenicity in adult Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis (Diptera; Culicidae). [PDF]

, 2009
The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae isolate IP 46, originating from a soil sample collected in 2001 in the Cerrado of Central Brazil, was tested for its ability to reduce the survival of adult male and female Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An.
Kirby, Matthew J, Luz, Christian, Lwetoijera, Dickson W, Lyimo, Issa N, Mnyone, Ladslaus L, Russell, Tanya L   +5 more
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Mosquito Control Impoundments

EDIS, 2012
A mosquito control impoundment is a salt marsh or mangrove forest with an earthen dike around the perimeter that allows the area to be artificially flooded during the mosquito breeding season. Since the seventies, research has shown that impounding can have severe environmental impacts on the marshes and the adjoining estuary.
Jorge R. Rey, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly   +1 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Overview of the sterile insect technique for Aedes aegypti in Lee County, Florida, USA

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Lee County Mosquito Control District (LCMCD) is an independent taxing district that works to protect human health and improve quality of life in Lee County, Florida, USA.
Rachel Morreale, Steven Stenhouse, Johanna Bajonero, Danilo O. Carvalho, Nicole Foley, Roxanne Connelly, Aaron Lloyd, David Hoel   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Mosquito Control Chemicals on Aquatic Fauna [PDF]

, 1974
No mosquito abatement districts have ever been organized in Arkansas. Mosquito control efforts have been largely adulticiding operations by either aerial application or ground thermal fogging machines.
Lancaster, J. L., Jr., Meisch, M. V.
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Robust, reproducible, industrialized, standard membrane feeding assay for assessing the transmission blocking activity of vaccines and drugs against Plasmodium falciparum. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundA vaccine that interrupts malaria transmission (VIMT) would be a valuable tool for malaria control and elimination. One VIMT approach is to identify sexual erythrocytic and mosquito stage antigens of the malaria parasite that induce immune ...
Abebe, Yonas, Billingsley, Peter F, Eappen, Abraham G, Hoffman, Stephen L, Li, Minglin, Li, Tao, Padilla, Debbie, Richman, Adam M, Rodriguez-Barraquer, Isabel, Sim, B Kim Lee   +9 more
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Impact of Aedes aegypti V1016I and F1534C knockdown resistance genotypes on operational interventions

Scientific Reports
Resistance to pyrethroids is common in Aedes aegypti populations. Mutations in the voltage gated sodium channel have an influence on the insecticide resistance (IR) phenotype.
Alden S. Estep, Neil D. Sanscrainte, Muhammad Farooq, Keira J. Lucas, Rebecca L. Heinig, Edmund J. Norris, James J. Becnel   +6 more
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Evaluating the Metrics of Insecticide Resistance and Efficacy: Comparison of the CDC Bottle Bioassay with Formulated and Technical-Grade Insecticide and a Sentinel Cage Field Trial

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Insecticide resistance monitoring is essential for effective mosquito control. This study compared CDC Bottle Bioassays (BBAs) using technical and formulated insecticides (deltamethrin/Deltagard and malathion/Fyfanon EW) against the Culex pipiens complex
Deborah A. Dritz, Mario Novelo, Sarah S. Wheeler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source