Background In the past two decades the east African highlands have experienced several
major malaria epidemics. Currently there is a renewed interest in exploring the possibility of …

Anopheline larval habitats associated with a swamp, were examined in a highland area
(1910 m elevation) of western Kenya. A significant association was found between …

Background Malaria is increasing in some recently urbanized areas that historically were
considered lower risk. Understanding what drives urban transmission is hampered by …

BACKGROUND: Management of malaria transmission relies heavily on vector control.
Implementation and sustenance of effective control measures require regular monitoring of …

In high-elevation areas in western Kenya, the abundance of Anopheles arabiensis is either
very low or absent. The western Kenya highlands (an area with an elevation> 1,500 m …

Information on the spatial relationships between disease vectors and environmental factors
is fundamental to vector-borne disease control. Although it is well known that mosquito …

Knowledge of the baseline malaria transmission in a given environment is important to
guide malaria control interventions. However, in Uganda, recent information on malaria …

Background Malaria cases on the highlands west of Mount Kenya have been noticed since
10–20 years ago. It was not clear whether these cases were introduced from the nearby …

Background High coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets in Asembo and low coverage in
Seme, two adjacent communities in western Nyanza Province, Kenya; followed by …

Studies were conducted to characterize larval habitats of anopheline mosquitoes and to
analyze spatial heterogeneity of mosquito species in the Suba District of western Kenya. A …