Introduction As an increasing number of malaria-endemic countries approach the disease
elimination phase, sustenance of control efforts and effective monitoring are necessary to …

Objective To describe the daily survival rate, biting habits, feeding behaviour, sporozoite and
entomological inoculation rates of Anopheles species and their relative contribution to …

Parasitic infection during pregnancy is a major cause of anaemia in Africa. Social and
environmental risk factors for the transmission of human parasites vary according to …

Abstract NO MAS (NM) mosquito repellent was evaluated in two farming villages (4 km
apart) in the Kassena Nankana district of northern Ghana. We determined its efficacy against …

Estimates of the impact of Plasmodium falciparum infections during pregnancy on neonatal
mortality have not taken into account how this varies with the level of malaria endemicity and …

Background Several studies have reported an association between malaria infection of the
placenta and the risk of malaria in young children in the first year of life, but it is not known if …

Abstract Background The goal of Roll Back Malaria (RBM) is to reduce malaria morbidity
and mortality by 50% by the year 2010, and still further thereafter until the disease becomes …

Background Mosquito larval source management (LSM) is a valuable additional tool for
malaria vector control. Understanding the characteristics of mosquito larval habitats and its …

This study was carried out to determine the spatial variations in malaria mosquito
abundance and human biting rate in five villages representing rice-irrigation and savannah …

Background Malaria transmission is heterogeneous. Villages close to each other may have
very different transmission characteristics. The presence and abundance of malaria vectors …