Background According to entomological studies conducted over the past 30 years, there
was low malaria transmission in suburb of Dakar but little evidence of it in the downtown …

We conducted a three-year entomologic study in Dielmo, a village of 250 inhabitants in a
holoendemic area for malaria in Senegal. Anophelines were captured on human bait and by …

Background The ecology of malaria vectors particularly in semi-arid areas of Africa is poorly
understood. Accurate knowledge on this subject will boost current efforts to reduce the …

A two-year longitudinal malaria vector study was carried out in two communities, Dodowa
and Prampram, located in the coastal forest and coastal savannah zones, respectively, of …

Entomological surveys were conducted in Mkuzi village in Muheza District, north-east
Tanzania from April to September 2003. The objectives were to determine the species …

Malaria transmission was assessed in two rural communities, Kona and Afamanaso in
Sekyere South district, Ashanti Region, in the forest zone of Ghana to provide baseline data …

Indoor resting mosquitoes were collected between November 2013 and May 2014 using
Pyrethrum spray collection (PSC). The mosquitoes were identified using morphological keys …

Background A better understanding of vector distribution and malaria transmission dynamics
at a local scale is essential for implementing and evaluating effectiveness of vector control …

Irrigation not only helps to improve food security but also creates numerous water bodies for
mosquito production. This study assessed the effect of irrigation on malaria vector bionomics …

Background Urbanization has a great impact on the composition of the vector system and
malaria transmission dynamics. In Dakar, some malaria cases are autochthonous but …