There has been considerable debate on the existence of trends in climate in the highlands
of East Africa and hypotheses about their potential effect on the trends in malaria in the …

Aedes aegypti is one of the most common urban tropical mosquito species and an important
vector of dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever viruses. It is also an organism with a …

Immature mosquitoes are aquatic, and their distribution, abundance, and individual fitness in
a particular breeding habitat are known to be dependent on mainly three factors: biotic …

Abstract Background The Triatoma brasiliensis complex is a monophyletic group,
comprising three species, one of which includes two subspecific taxa, distributed across 12 …

East African highlands are one of the most populated regions in Africa. The population
densities in the highlands ranged between 158 persons/km2 in Ethiopia and 410 …

Background The transmission of malaria is highly variable and depends on a range of
climatic and anthropogenic factors. This study investigates the combined, ie direct and …

Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria are undergoing a global resurgence [1-7]. The
factors responsible for the re-emergence are very complex, and management requires …

Background Mass insecticide treated bed net (ITN) deployment, and its associated coverage
of populations at risk, had “pushed” a decline in malaria transmission. However, it is …

This article presents a review of recent developments in studies assessing the global-scale
impacts of climate change published since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …

Vector‐borne diseases closely associated with the environment, such as leishmaniases,
have been a usual argument about the deleterious impact of climate change on public …