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 …

Gene drive strategies of pest control in agricultural systems: Challenges and opportunities

M Legros, JM Marshall, S Macfadyen… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in gene‐editing technologies have opened new avenues for genetic pest
control strategies, in particular around the use of gene drives to suppress or modify pest …

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 …

The needs and opportunities for housing improvement for malaria control in southern Tanzania

RM Bofu, EM Santos, BJ Msugupakulya, NF Kahamba… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Malaria disproportionately affects low-income households in rural communities
where poor housing is common. Despite evidence that well-constructed and mosquito …

Disentangling the intersection of inequities with health and malaria exposure: key lessons from rural communities in Northern Borneo

NA Naserrudin, PYP Lin, A Monroe, SE Baumann… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background The increasing incidence of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria poses a significant
challenge to efforts to eliminate malaria from Malaysia. Macaque reservoirs, outdoors-biting …

Environmental Management and sanitation as a malaria vector control strategy: A qualitative cross-sectional study among stakeholders, Sunyani Municipality, Ghana

SY Agyemang-Badu, E Awuah… - Environmental …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: For centuries malaria infection remains a public health burden globally as well
as in the Sunyani Municipality. This exploratory qualitative study aimed to assess the …

Perspectives of African stakeholders on gene drives for malaria control and elimination: a multi-country survey

MF Finda, EO Juma, NF Kahamba, RS Mthawanji… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Gene drive modified mosquitoes (GDMMs) have the potential to address
Africa's persistent malaria problem, but are still in early stages of development and testing …

Acceptability and feasibility of malaria prophylaxis for forest goers: findings from a qualitative study in Cambodia

M Jongdeepaisal, M Ean, C Heng, T Buntau, R Tripura… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In the Greater Mekong Subregion, adults are at highest risk for malaria,
particularly those who visit forests. The absence of effective vector control strategies and …

Ugandan stakeholder hopes and concerns about gene drive mosquitoes for malaria control: new directions for gene drive risk governance

S Hartley, RDJ Smith, A Kokotovich, C Opesen… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The African Union's High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies
identified gene drive mosquitoes as a priority technology for malaria elimination. The first …

Insecticide-treated eave ribbons for malaria vector control in low-income communities

EW Kaindoa, AS Mmbando, R Shirima, EE Hape… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Supplementary tools are required to address the limitations of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs)
and indoor residual spraying (IRS), which are currently the core vector control methods …