Background There is little information on the social perception of malaria and the use of
prevention methods in Cameroon. This study was designed to assess knowledge, attitude …

Widespread resistance to pyrethroids threatens malaria control in Africa. Consequently,
several countries switched to carbamates and organophophates insecticides for indoor …

Background It has been documented that unplanned urbanization leads to the exposure of
members of the Anopheles vectors to a range of water pollution in urban settings. Many …

Background The rapid and unplanned urbanization of African cities is considered to
increase the risk of urban malaria transmission. The present study objective was to assess …

Previous studies have indicated widespread insecticide resistance in malaria vector
populations from Cameroon. However, the intensity of this resistance and underlying …

Introduction The objective of this study was to measure the rate of asymptomatic carriage of
plasmodium in the Dakar region two years after the implementation of new strategies in …

Abstract Background Malaria control in Kenya is based on case management and vector
control using long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) …

Mangroves are critically threatened by human activities, despite the important ecosystem
functions and services they provide. Mangroves in Cameroon represent no exception to the …

Plasmodium falciparum is the causative agent of malaria, a disease that kills almost one
million persons each year, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. P. falciparum is transmitted to the …

Most national malaria control programmes rely extensively on pyrethroid insecticides to
control mosquito vectors of this disease. Unfortunately, the intensive use of this class of …