Using ecological observations to improve malaria control in areas where Anopheles funestus is the dominant vector

NF Kahamba, M Finda, HS Ngowo, BJ Msugupakulya… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
The most important malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa are Anopheles gambiae,
Anopheles arabiensis, Anopheles funestus, and Anopheles coluzzii. Of these, An. funestus …

Six decades of malaria vector control in southern Africa: a review of the entomological evidence-base

TE Nkya, U Fillinger, OP Sangoro, R Marubu… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Countries in the southern Africa region have set targets for malaria elimination
between 2020 and 2030. Malaria vector control is among the key strategies being …

The application of drones for mosquito larval habitat identification in rural environments: a practical approach for malaria control?

MC Stanton, P Kalonde, K Zembere, R Hoek Spaans… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Spatio-temporal trends in mosquito-borne diseases are driven by the locations
and seasonality of larval habitat. One method of disease control is to decrease the mosquito …

An increasing role of pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles funestus in malaria transmission in the Lake Zone, Tanzania

NS Matowo, J Martin, MA Kulkarni, JF Mosha… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Anopheles funestus is playing an increasing role in malaria transmission in parts of sub-
Saharan Africa, where An. gambiae ss has been effectively controlled by long-lasting …

Dynamics of malaria vector composition and Plasmodium falciparum infection in mainland Tanzania: 2017–2021 data from the national malaria vector entomological …

CD Mwalimu, S Kiware, R Nshama, Y Derua… - Malaria journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2015, Tanzania National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP)
established a longitudinal malaria vector entomological surveillance (MVES). The MVES is …

Mapping malaria vector habitats in West Africa: drone imagery and deep learning analysis for targeted vector surveillance

F Trujillano, G Jimenez Garay, H Alatrista-Salas… - Remote sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Disease control programs are needed to identify the breeding sites of mosquitoes, which
transmit malaria and other diseases, in order to target interventions and identify …

Key characteristics of residual malaria transmission in two districts in south-eastern Tanzania—implications for improved control

F Okumu, M Finda - The Journal of infectious diseases, 2021 - academic.oup.com
After 2 decades of using insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and improved case management,
malaria burden in the historically-holoendemic Kilombero valley in Tanzania has …

Life expectancy of Anopheles funestus is double that of Anopheles arabiensis in southeast Tanzania based on mark-release-recapture method

W Ntabaliba, L Vavassori, C Stica, N Makungwa… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus sensu stricto mosquitoes are major East
African malaria vectors. Understanding their dispersal and population structure is critical for …

Seasonal variation in abundance and blood meal sources of primary and secondary malaria vectors within Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania

GC Katusi, MRG Hermy, SM Makayula, R Ignell… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Existing control tools have significantly reduced malaria over the past two
decades. However, progress has been stalled due to increased resistance in primary …

[HTML][HTML] Persistently high proportions of plasmodium-infected Anopheles funestus mosquitoes in two villages in the Kilombero valley, South-Eastern Tanzania

SA Mapua, EE Hape, J Kihonda, H Bwanary… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In south-eastern Tanzania where insecticide-treated nets have been
widely used for> 20 years, malaria transmission has greatly reduced but remains highly …