The use of drones for mosquito surveillance and control

G Carrasco-Escobar, M Moreno, K Fornace… - Parasites & vectors, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, global health security has been threatened by the geographical expansion
of vector-borne infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, Zika and …

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 …

Automatic detection of potential mosquito breeding sites from aerial images acquired by unmanned aerial vehicles

DT Bravo, GA Lima, WAL Alves, VP Colombo… - … Environment and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that effective vector control
measures are critical to achieving and sustaining reduction of vector-borne infectious …

Using low-cost drones to map malaria vector habitats

A Hardy, M Makame, D Cross, S Majambere… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Background There is a growing awareness that if we are to achieve the ambitious goal of
malaria elimination, we must compliment indoor-based vector control interventions (such as …

Field Effectiveness of Drones to Identify Potential Aedes aegypti Breeding Sites in Household Environments from Tapachula, a Dengue-Endemic City in Southern …

KM Valdez-Delgado, DA Moo-Llanes, R Danis-Lozano… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mexico's mosquito control program requires better tools for effective
mosquito surveillance in dengue-endemic areas. Additionally, technology must be more …

Improved use of drone imagery for malaria vector control through technology-assisted digitizing (tad)

A Hardy, G Oakes, J Hassan, Y Yussuf - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drones have the potential to revolutionize malaria vector control initiatives through rapid and
accurate mapping of potential malarial mosquito larval habitats to help direct field Larval …

Identifying potential mosquito breeding grounds: Assessing the efficiency of UAV technology in public health

J Schenkel, P Taele, D Goldberg, J Horney… - Robotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human ecology has played an essential role in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. With
standing water as a significant factor contributing to mosquito breeding, artificial containers …

[图书][B] Conservation drones: mapping and monitoring biodiversity

SA Wich, LP Koh - 2018 - books.google.com
Increasing numbers of ecologists and conservation biologists have begun to explore the use
of drone technology to obtain accurate and up-to-date data on the distribution and density of …

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 …

Current status of invasive mosquito surveillance in the UK

AGC Vaux, JM Medlock - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Non-native invasive mosquitoes have for many years made incursions into
Europe, and are now established in many European countries. The continued European …