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Surveillance, insecticide resistance and control of an invasive Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) population in California [version 3; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2016
The invasion and subsequent establishment in California of Aedes aegypti in 2013 has created new challenges for local mosquito abatement and vector control districts.
Anthony J. Cornel, Jodi Holeman, Catelyn C. Nieman, Yoosook Lee, Charles Smith, Mark Amorino, Katherine K. Brisco, Roberto Barrera, Gregory C. Lanzaro, F. Stephen Mulligan III   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of malaria control among communities from the health district of Forécariah in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Malaria is the leading cause of death in children under 5-yr of age in the Republic of Guinea. This study aimed at investigating the knowledge, attitudes and practices of malaria control in urban and rural communities in Guinea ...
Banek, Kristin, Camara, Seydouba, Loua, Marcel Kovana, Ruberto, Irene   +3 more
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Variations in household microclimate affect outdoor-biting behaviour of malaria vectors [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Mosquito behaviours including the degree to which they bite inside houses or outside is a crucial determinant of human exposure to malaria.
Ferguson, Heather M., Kaindoa, Emmanuel Wilson, Matthiopoulos, Jason, Ngowo, Halfan Said, Okumu, Fredros Oketch   +4 more
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Optimal control of a dengue epidemic model with vaccination [PDF]

, 2011
We present a SIR+ASI epidemic model to describe the interaction between human and dengue fever mosquito populations. A control strategy in the form of vaccination, to decrease the number of infected individuals, is used.
Delfim F. M. Torres, Helena Sofia Rodrigues, M. Teresa, T. Monteiro   +3 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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Development of Fungal Applications on Netting Substrates for Malaria Vector Control [PDF]

, 2011
Mosquito resistance to chemical insecticides is considered a serious threat for the sustainable use of contemporary malaria vector control methods.
Farenhorst, M., Hilhorst, A., Knols, B.G.J., Thomas, M.B.   +3 more
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Fitness compatibility and dengue virus Inhibition in a Bangladeshi strain of Aedes aegypti infected with the Wolbachia strain wAlbB

Scientific Reports
Dengue cases in Bangladesh have surged in recent years. The existing insecticide-based control program is challenged by issues of insufficient household coverage and high levels of insecticide resistance in the primary dengue virus (DENV) vector, Aedes ...
Hasan Mohammad Al-Amin, Narayan Gyawali, Melissa Graham, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Audrey Lenhart, Zhiyong Xi, Gordana Rašić, Nigel W. Beebe, Leon E. Hugo, Gregor J. Devine   +9 more
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Challenges of implementing a large scale larviciding campaign against malaria in rural Burkina Faso – lessons learned and recommendations derived from the EMIRA project

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Recent malaria control and elimination attempts show remarkable success in several parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Vector control via larval source management represents a new and to date underrepresented approach in low income countries to ...
Peter Dambach, Issouf Traoré, Achim Kaiser, Ali Sié, Rainer Sauerborn, Norbert Becker   +5 more
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Mosquito Control and Beekeepers

EDIS, 2009
ENY-149, a 3-page fact sheet by Jamie Ellis and Jerry Hayes, addresses the concern among beekeepers in Florida over mosquito control programs and how they may impact honey bee colonies. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2008.
Jamie Ellis, Jerry Hayes
openaire   +3 more sources

Evaluating the Usefulness of Paratransgenesis for Malaria Control

, 2016
Malaria is a serious global health problem which is especially devastating to the developing world. Mosquitoes are the carriers of the parasite responsible for the disease, and hence malaria control programs focus on controlling mosquito populations ...
Kotnis, Bhushan, Kuri, Joy
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