Quantifying behavioural interactions between humans and mosquitoes: evaluating the protective efficacy of insecticidal nets against malaria transmission in rural …
GF Killeen, J Kihonda, E Lyimo, FR Oketch… - BMC infectious …, 2006 - Springer
Background African malaria vectors bite predominantly indoors at night so sleeping under
an Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) can greatly reduce malaria risk. Behavioural adaptation by …
an Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) can greatly reduce malaria risk. Behavioural adaptation by …
[PDF][PDF] Relationship between the entomologic inoculation rate and the force of infection for Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
We propose a stochastic model for the relationship between the entomologic inoculation
rate (EIR) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria and the force of infection in endemic areas …
rate (EIR) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria and the force of infection in endemic areas …
[PDF][PDF] Relationships between host infectivity to mosquitoes and asexual parasite density in Plasmodium falciparum
We describe a statistical model for the relationship between asexual parasite densities of
Plasmodium falciparum and the infectivity of the host to mosquitoes. The model takes into …
Plasmodium falciparum and the infectivity of the host to mosquitoes. The model takes into …
[PDF][PDF] An epidemiologic model of severe morbidity and mortality caused by Plasmodium falciparum
A Ross, N Maire, L Molineaux… - American Journal of …, 2006 - researchgate.net
The intensity of Plasmodium falciparum transmission has multifarious and sometimes
counter-intuitive effects on age-specific rates of severe morbidity and mortality in endemic …
counter-intuitive effects on age-specific rates of severe morbidity and mortality in endemic …
A model for natural immunity to asexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in endemic areas.
Most mathematical models for acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum consider effects
of immunity on duration of infection and infectiousness, but do not consider the most evident …
of immunity on duration of infection and infectiousness, but do not consider the most evident …
[PDF][PDF] Infectiousness of malaria-endemic human populations to vectors
GF Killeen, A Ross, T Smith - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and …, 2006 - Citeseer
Despite its key role in determining the stability and intensity of malaria transmission, the
infectiousness of human populations to mosquitoes has rarely been estimated. Field-based …
infectiousness of human populations to mosquitoes has rarely been estimated. Field-based …
[PDF][PDF] An approach to model the costs and effects of case management of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa
An important shortcoming of existing methods for estimating the cost-effectiveness of malaria
control interventions is that the incidence of illness and transmission dynamics are assumed …
control interventions is that the incidence of illness and transmission dynamics are assumed …
[PDF][PDF] Predictions of the epidemiologic impact of introducing a pre-erythrocytic vaccine into the expanded program on immunization in sub-Saharan Africa
We predict the effects of introduction of a pre-erythrocytic vaccine against Plasmodium
falciparum into a malaria-endemic population in Africa. We use a stochastic simulation …
falciparum into a malaria-endemic population in Africa. We use a stochastic simulation …
[PDF][PDF] The effect of malaria transmission intensity on neonatal mortality in endemic areas
A Ross, T Smith - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006 - Citeseer
Estimates of the impact of Plasmodium falciparum infections during pregnancy on neonatal
mortality have not taken into account how this varies with the level of malaria endemicity and …
mortality have not taken into account how this varies with the level of malaria endemicity and …
[PDF][PDF] Modeling a field trial of the RTS, S/AS02A malaria vaccine
N Maire, JJ Aponte, A Ross, R Thompson… - American Journal of …, 2006 - researchgate.net
A double-blind, phase IIb, randomized controlled trial of the malaria vaccine RTS, S/AS02A
showed an efficacy of 45.0% in reducing the force of infection for Plasmodium falciparum …
showed an efficacy of 45.0% in reducing the force of infection for Plasmodium falciparum …