Many attempts have been made to quantify Africa's malaria burden but none has addressed
how urbanization will affect disease transmission and outcome, and therefore mortality and …

Malaria continues to be a major health problem in more than 100 endemic countries located
primarily in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world. Malaria transmission is a …

Background This is the second in a series of three articles documenting the geographical
distribution of 41 dominant vector species (DVS) of human malaria. The first paper …

To relate stability of malaria transmission to biologic characteristics of vector mosquitoes
throughout the world, we derived an index representing the contribution of regionally …

A central theoretical goal of epidemiology is the construction of spatial models of disease
prevalence and risk, including maps for the potential spread of infectious disease. We …

The population dynamics of the larval and adult life stages of the malaria vector Anopheles
gambiae Giles were studied in Miwani, western Kenya, in relation to meteorological …

Abstract Background Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) can have a significant negative impact
on human health. The urbanization of natural environments and their conversion for …

Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is primarily concerned with the future consequences of
plans, proposals and policies on the health of communities. It is a rapidly growing …

Anopheles mosquitoes are important vectors of malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF), which
are major public health diseases in Nigeria. Malaria is caused by infection with a protozoan …

Abstract Background Malaria in The Gambia is highly seasonal, with transmission occurring
as Anopheles gambiae sl. populations expand during and immediately after a single annual …