Human mobility and urban malaria risk in the main transmission hotspot of Amazonian Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Malaria in the Amazon is often perceived as an exclusively rural disease, but transmission has been increasingly documented within and near urban centers.
Igor C Johansen +2 more
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Increased Threat of Urban Malaria from Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes, Africa [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 Malaria continues to be a major health threat in Africa, mainly in rural areas. Recently, the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi invaded Djibouti and Ethiopia, potentially spreading to other areas of Africa. Urgent action is needed to prevent urban
Willlem Takken, Steve Lindsay
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Modeling urban malaria infection in Anopheles stephensi hotspot area in Eastern Ethiopia: application of Structural Equation Modeling [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground In Ethiopia, the fight against malaria faces significant challenges, including the emergence of insecticide resistance, vector behavioral change, population movement, climate change, civil unrest, emergence of COVID-19 pandemic, unplanned ...
Hailu Merga +6 more
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Fine-scale spatial mapping of urban malaria prevalence for microstratification in an urban area of Ghana [PDF]
Malaria JournalBackground Malaria is a focal disease and more localized in low endemic areas. The disease is increasingly becoming a concern in urban areas in most sub-Saharan African countries.
Samuel Kweku Oppong +12 more
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Urban malaria and population mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Malaria JournalBackground Malaria control in African cities faces challenges mainly due to rapid and unplanned urbanization and the spread of the new urban malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi.
Hailu Merga +5 more
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Urban malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of epidemiologic studies [PDF]
Malaria JournalBackground Malaria control in African cities faces challenges mainly due to unplanned urbanization and the spread of Anopheles stephensi. Urbanization is changing malaria dynamics, driven by environmental changes and population growth, with nearly 70% of
Hailu Merga +6 more
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Magnitude of urban malaria and its associated risk factors: the case of Batu town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2022 Objective This study aimed to assess the magnitude of malaria and its associated risk factors in urban, Batu town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Methods This health-facility based prospective cross-sectional study enrolled 356 febrile malaria patients
Jifar Hassen, Hunduma Dinka
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 BackgroundReported urban malaria cases are increasing in Latin America, however, evidence of such trend remains insufficient. Here, we propose an integrated approach that allows characterizing malaria transmission at the rural-to-urban interface by ...
Karen Molina Gómez +11 more
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Rural-Urban Differences in Household Treatment-Seeking Behaviour for Suspected Malaria in Children at Bata District, Equatorial Guinea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five years old in Equatorial Guinea. However, little is known about the community management of malaria and treatment-seeking patterns.
Maria Romay-Barja +9 more
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Distribution and dynamics of Anopheles gambiae s.l. larval habitats in three Senegalese cities with high urban malaria incidence. [PDF]
PLoS ONEUrban malaria has become a challenge for most African countries due to urbanization, with increasing population sizes, overcrowding, and movement into cities from rural localities.
Fatou Ndiaye +20 more
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